On Thursday, Naomi wrote about the blocking of section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – a law she describes as "a coup in two paragraphs" for giving the president of the United States the power to detain American citizens without charge or trial.

According to Naomi, who attended the hearing as a witness for the plaintiffs, Obama administration attorneys were unable to justify the intentions behind the bill before district judge Katherine Forrest, who questioned them repeatedly about the possibility of the law being used to arrest media workers – with chilling effect. The judge enjoined this section of the NDAA, meaning its force is suspended; meanwhile, various amendments on the issue have gone before Congress this week.

Naomi and others involved in the case have expressed surprise that the mainstream media have not paid more attention to the NDAA's awarding of such draconian powers to the executive. Are you as sanguine about it, or do you agree that this is a serious threat to American citizens' liberties and freedom of speech? And what will happen to section 1021 of the NDAA now?

Join Naomi to discuss all this and more today, Friday, from 12-1pm EST; 5-6pm UK time. The article is open to comments now that the live Q&A is over.