Free Talk Live - indefinite detention

How To Get Yourself Detained Indefinitely

ecigarettes — Mon, 28 May 2012 04:14:09 +0000

7 Ways To Get Yourself Detained Indefinitely - Debate continued to rage this week over a short, loosely worded segment of the new 565-page 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that critics, lawmakers and now a federal judge say makes permanent a controversial, post-9/11 loophole that opened a dangerous door to approving the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without a trial.

A Federal Judge has Struck Down Part of Indefinite Detention Law

ecigarettes — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:48 +0000

In a rare move, a federal judge has struck down part of a controversial law signed by President Obama that gave the government the power to indefinitely detain anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial — including U.S. citizens. Judge Katherine Forrest of the Southern District of New York ruled the indefinite detention provision of the National Defense Authorization Act likely violates the First and Fifth Amendments of U.S. citizens.

ACLU: Extra-Judicial Killings Raise ‘Profound Legal Questions'

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:26:59 +0000

“While [Attorney General Eric Holder's] speech is a gesture towards additional transparency, it is ultimately a defense of the government’s chillingly broad claimed authority to conduct targeted killings of civilians, including American citizens, far from any battlefield without judicial review or public scrutiny.”

Massachusetts town vows to defy indefinite detention law

PC Harris — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:10:34 +0000

"A small town in Massachusetts says it is “opting out” of a federal law that allows the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without trial.

The city of Northampton on Thursday passed a strongly worded resolution (PDF) to protest provisions of the federal government’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which even President Barack Obama said he had “serious reservations” about signing."

Three myths about the detention bill

PC Harris — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:20:30 +0000

It simply cannot be any clearer within the confines of the English language that this bill codifies the power of indefinite detention.