Obama's Executive Order Authorizes Peacetime Martial Law. Virginia State Senate Passes Anti-NDAA Bill, Goes to Gov. for His Signature. Secretary of State. National Defense Authorization Act passes House, 283-136. The Indefinite Detention Bill DOES Apply to American Citizens on U.S. Soil. “Don’t Be Fooled”: The Indefinite Detention Bill DOES Apply to American Citizens Even at this 11th hour – when all of our liberties and freedom are about to go down the drain – many people still don’t understand that the indefinite detention bill passed by Congress allows indefinite detention of Americans on American soil. The bill is confusing. As Wired noted on December 1st: It’s confusing, because two different sections of the bill seem to contradict each other, but in the judgment of the University of Texas’ Robert Chesney — a nonpartisan authority on military detention — “U.S. citizens are included in the grant of detention authority.”
A retired admiral, Judge Advocate General and Dean Emeritus of the University of New Hampshire School of Law also says that it applies to American citizens on American soil. The ACLU notes: Don’t be confused by anyone claiming that the indefinite detention legislation does not apply to American citizens. U.S. Two retired 4-star generals (Charles C. Pres. US House OKs indefinite lockup bill. US House OKs indefinite lockup bill US lawmakers have voted for a bill mandating the indefinite detention of 'terrorism' suspects.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which allows authorities to jail terrorism suspects for an indefinite period, drawing criticism from human rights groups. The bill, named the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), would deny terror suspects including US citizens of the right to trial. The measure was passed after US President Barack Obama failed to veto the bid as he originally vowed. It allows US officials to indefinitely hold suspects without charge in military custody. American citizens can also be jailed indefinitely upon the decision of the US Supreme Court or future presidents. The measure also forbids transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to US soil, making it harder to close down the infamous prison. International rights groups including Human Rights Watch said Obama's decision to back the bill puts him on the wrong side of the history.
Obama, Congress Pass Defense Authorization Bill With Little Discussion, Codifying Indefinite Military Detention of US Citizens.