http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/112/saps1867s_20111117.pdf
“Section 1031 attempts to expressly codify the detention authority that exists under the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) (the “AUMF”). The authorities granted by the AUMF, including the detention authority, are essential to our ability to protect the American people from the threat posed by al-Qa’ida and its associated forces, and have enabled us to confront the full range of threats this country faces from those organizations and individuals. Because the authorities codified in this section already exist, the Administration does not believe codification is necessary and poses some risk...”
OMG I agree with Obama about something!
“...The Administration strongly objects to the military custody provision of section 1032, which would appear to mandate military custody for a certain class of terrorism suspects. This unnecessary, untested, and legally controversial restriction of the President’s authority to defend the Nation from terrorist threats would tie the hands of our intelligence and law enforcement professionals. Moreover, applying this military custody requirement to individuals inside the United States, as some Members of Congress have suggested is their intention, would raise serious and unsettled legal questions and would be inconsistent with the fundamental American principle that our military does not patrol our streets”
Probably more to the point. Amazing to read something sensible from those bumbling fools!
Things are Messed Up!
LOL.
Well, if this passes (and provided it’s as described), all I can say is, “So long America. Nice knowing you.”
I’ve joked with people over the years I enjoy more freedom here in Europe because I can smoke in a bar and walk down the street drinking a beer without the brown paper bag.
I was born in L.A. in 1969.......left America in ‘01. Never thought I’d live to see the day that the USA ended up like this. Bodyscanners. Pat-downs. SWAT no-knock raids. Warrantless surveillance. All that’s quite illegal here in the Czech Republic. Ironic, considering this was once part of the Soviet Bloc.