The Fairfax Town Council adopted a resolution objecting to the National Defense Authorization Act over grave concerns about violations within NDAA of several sections of the U.S. Constitution.

NDAA could allow for indefinite detention without trial of any person, including US citizens. The FBI Director, the Defense Secretary, the Department of Defense, and many of our nation's generals, admirals, and service men and women have opposed the NDAA's detention provisions. The town of Fairfax has an extensive history of protecting its residents' civil rights and liberties embodied in its rejection of the USA PATRIOT Act, which led hundreds of other municipalities across the nation to emulate our example. The NDAA could allow the recurrence of torture in military detention in violation of the Eighth Amendment and could force US military service members to serve as domestic jailers.