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The American Civil Liberties Union is opposed to a bill that would give the military new powers in the homeland of the United States, and redefine public land as a battlefield. The bill was drafted by Sen. Carl Levin, Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, Republican.
Sen. Lindsey Graham explains that the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 will, "basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield."
According to the ACLU, this bill effectively expands the War on Terror to American soil and authorizes military forces the ability to treat American citizens as enemies in war, detaining them without trial, not only in the American public, but wherever they are in the world.
The Wikipedia entry with the same title identifies a bill with this name as a fiscal definition of how the Department of Defense spends its money that is updated every fiscal year.
I'm also curious - with Bin Laden dead, soldiers being pulled out of Iraq, and Al Qaeda being down to about 100 participants in Afghanistan that are being covered by predator drones, and we all hear about the Al Qaeda members they kill regularly...why do we need this?
Just in case?
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The American Civil Liberties Union is opposed to a bill that would give the military new powers in the homeland of the United States, and redefine public land as a battlefield. The bill was drafted by Sen. Carl Levin, Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, Republican.
Sen. Lindsey Graham explains that the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 will, "basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield."
According to the ACLU, this bill effectively expands the War on Terror to American soil and authorizes military forces the ability to treat American citizens as enemies in war, detaining them without trial, not only in the American public, but wherever they are in the world.
The Wikipedia entry with the same title identifies a bill with this name as a fiscal definition of how the Department of Defense spends its money that is updated every fiscal year.
American Civil Liberties Union blog said:I know it sounds incredible. New powers to use the military worldwide, even within the United States? Hasn’t anyone told the Senate that Osama bin Laden is dead, that the president is pulling all of the combat troops out of Iraq and trying to figure out how to get combat troops out of Afghanistan too? And American citizens and people picked up on American or Canadian or British streets being sent to military prisons indefinitely without even being charged with a crime. Really? Does anyone think this is a good idea? And why now?
I'm also curious - with Bin Laden dead, soldiers being pulled out of Iraq, and Al Qaeda being down to about 100 participants in Afghanistan that are being covered by predator drones, and we all hear about the Al Qaeda members they kill regularly...why do we need this?
Just in case?
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