Forum Post: National Defense Authorization Act 2012 protest
Posted 12 years ago on Dec. 15, 2011, 12:16 a.m. EST by NumberFuchsia
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If we're going to protest social inequality, we ought also protest social injustice...
While the wording of the bill may seem directed at external terrorism, it's only a matter of time until it's authorization of indefinite detention of US citizens without due process or trial is construed to include this movement...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0qBnJjGIBA
December 15th, tomorrow... PROTEST!
Hey, they turned The Patriot ACT (should really be called the UnPatriot Act) around on us and they will do the same with the NDAA legislation.
http://youtu.be/IvRWjFLvXZI
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/usa-patriot-act/alleged-abuses-under-the-usa-patriot-act.html
http://www.aclu.org/national-security/how-usa-patriot-act-redefines-domestic-terrorism
If people got abused under The Patriot Act, you better believe that there will be even more abuse under the NDAA.
TEXT from the FINAL NDAA Bill (to be signed):
"DETAINEES—The FY12 NDAA includes critical provisions to clarify and reaffirm the military’s responsibility and authority to detain al Qaeda terrorists. Ten years after September 11, 2001, the extremist and terrorist threat against the United States and our allies continues to evolve. As we begin drawing down forces in Afghanistan, and conscious of the rise of rise of al Qaeda affiliates in places like Yemen, the FY12 NDAA recognizes that the war against terrorism and violent extremism is broader than operations in any one country. The bill strengthens policies and procedures used to detain, interrogate, and prosecute al Qaeda, the Taliban, affiliated groups, and those who substantially support them.
The Conferees balance this approach with the conviction that the erosion of citizens’ civil liberties in the pursuit of security constitutes a victory by the enemy. To that end, these provisions do not extend any new authorities to detain U.S. citizens and explicitly exempt U.S. citizens from provisions related to military custody of terrorists. The FY 12 NDAA:
Prohibits the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees to or within the United States.Prohibits the use of funds to house Guantanamo detainees in the United States. *Reaffirms the lawful detention of individuals from al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces engaged in armed conflict with the United States, without extending new authority to detain U.S. citizens."
So now the argument has changed from "It says the military can detain U.S. Citizens" to "Well in the future it's going to say that." How easily the message changes when fact is spread and not fear mongering.