Posted on 12/01/2011 6:35:50 AM PST by GlockThe Vote
Sen. Rand Paul Defends American Citizens Against Indefinite Detainment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rghhz_t5POo&feature=player_embedded
Good video.
I still cant get over people supporting these wars at this point. Why should one more american lose their life for these savages and barbarians who are ungrateful and hate us?
Sorry - I personally do not one more family to lose a loved one for these bogus wars that we refuse to fight to win and are helping bankrupt this nation.
We won WW2 in 4 years and someone wants to tell me we should spend more time in afghanistan? please. For what?
Our soldiers did their job, they fought bravely under political ROE, time for them to come home.
“The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States”
Just looking at the wording here “The requirement to detain” does not mean they can’t do it. Seems the wording here is something to be concerned about.
We don’t have any bases around here, but alarm bells go off when those in power are quietly passing an “US-vs-THEM” bill.
Something evil is in the wind, and I don’t think our BOBs are going to save us.
This section is all about extending the powers of the federal government to unilaterally declare someone or some group of someones outside the judicial system. They are doing it in the name of intelligence gathering and preventing terrorism. They are calling it a ‘war power’ which seems understandable, a prisoner of war really does lose out. The problem is we are in an indefinite war now. Which means there is no end or conclusion and the power will creep. No knock warrants won’t even be needed, they can just round you up under the war powers act and call you the enemy because you are associated in some arcane way to Al-Queda goals or beliefs.
Not all the Tea Party people in Congress are idiots, following along behind the Rinos with more of the same. This is good. Thank you Rand Paul.
BTTT
The wording is actually worse -- it gives the government the power to pick and choose who will be detained, for any reason (e.g. he p!$$@d off some politician) or no reason.
Does anyone have a link to the legislation?
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