Senate Reigns in NDAA as Amendment Passes, But Is It Enough?
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D., The New American:
Naive. That’s the word used by the Wall Street Journal to describe attempts by a handful of senators to outlaw the indefinite detention of Americans under key provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
On Thursday, by a vote of 67-29, the Senate agreed to such a measure, an amendment to the NDAA co-sponsored by 18 senators including Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
The purpose of the amendment was “to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.”
Speaking in support of the amendment, Senator Feinstein said: “The beauty of our Constitution is that it gives everyone in the United States basic due process rights to a trial by a jury of their peers. That is what makes this nation great … ”
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2012-12-01 21:40:09
Source: http://sgtreport.com/2012/12/senate-reigns-in-ndaa-as-amendment-passes-but-is-it-enough/
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