A reminder why NDAA 2012 is bad news
February 24, 2013 by ageerdes
Final Curtain: Obama Signs Indefinite Detention of Citizens Into Law As Final Act of 2011
by Jonathan Turley
January 2, 2012
President Barack Obama rang in the New Year by signing the NDAA law with its provision allowing him to indefinitely detain citizens. It was a symbolic moment to say the least. With Americans distracted with drinking and celebrating, Obama signed one of the greatest rollbacks of civil liberties in the history of our country . . . and citizens partied only blissfully into the New Year.
Ironically, in addition to breaking his promise not to sign the law, Obama broke his promise on signing statements and attached a statement that he really does not want to detain citizens indefinitely.
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