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DEMAND THAT OBMA VETO TREASONOUS DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2011 [!]
Demand Progress
Dec. 5, 2011
Obama has days to decide whether to veto the National Defense Authorization Act.
It's an unimaginable violation of due process: The Senate just voted to allow the military to detain American citizens indefinitely -- without even charging them with a crime -- if they are said to be suspected of terrorism.
As Senator Dianne Feinstein put it, "Congress is essentially authorizing the indefinite imprisonment of American citizens, without charge," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein."
Thankfully, President Obama has threatened to veto the bill, noting that:
"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."
We live in interesting times; Demand Progress!
PS: Obama only has a few days to make up his mind. Will you urge your friends to pressure him too?
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