National Defense Authorization Act Passes Senate, Requiring Indefinite Detention In US by John Thielking

Friday Dec 16th, 2011 11:51 AM

The NDAA passed the Senate on the anniversary of the passage of the Bill Of Rights. It authorizes the military and/or civillian law enforcement to detain "terrorism suspects" indefinitely. I seem to recall that indefinite detention also applies to people who give material support to terrorists. This could include a person carrying a sign denouncing drones.

The bill passed the Senate on a vote of 86-13. The 13 voting against it were:



The 13 senators who voted against the bill were Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.).



Note that Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein are not on that short list. Dianne Feinstein is speaking with a forked tounge about this bill, saying that her amendment to modify the bill passed (it did not pass as I recall) and she is vowing to pass a separate bill that would clarify her position on indefinite detention of US citizens.



I say we should campaign to vote all 3 people (Boxer, Feinstein and Obama) out of office. I don't care if they are replaced by 3 clones of Michelle Bachmann whose last elected offices were the office of dog catcher. We need to send a message to these freaks that they are not welcome in Washington.



I have believed for a long time now in the two party system of the Green Party and the Peace and Freedom Party. Vote Green (Jill Stein for President) or Peace and Freedom. Power to the People!



Occupy San Jose is holding a march at 6PM Friday Dec 16, 2011 that will start at City Hall at 4th and E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA and proceed through Japantown. The local Japanese are on board with this march as they still remember the internment of Japanese Americans in WWII.