The NDAA Explained: Passed by the House and Senate last week, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) now awaits the president’s signature.
Because of its controversial provisions on indefinite detention, President Obama had threatened to veto the bill back in May, when the House passed one version of it, and again in November, when the Senate passed another, somewhat different version of it. But last week, after the House and Senate reconciled their two versions of the bill, the president lifted his veto threat.
What makes our NDAA lawsuit a struggle to save the US constitution. I am one of the lead plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit against the National Defense Authorization Act, which gives the president the power to hold any US citizen anywhere for as long as he wants, without charge or trial.
In a May hearing, Judge Katherine Forrest issued an injunction against it; this week, in a final hearing in New York City, US government lawyers asserted even more extreme powers – the right to disregard entirely the judge and the law. Criminalizing Dissent - Chris Hedges' Columns. Criminalizing Dissent Posted on Aug 13, 2012 By Chris Hedges I was on the 15th floor of the Southern U.S.
District Court in New York in the courtroom of Judge Katherine Forrest last Tuesday. It was the final hearing in the lawsuit I brought in January against President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. This section of the NDAA, signed into law by Obama on Dec. 31, 2011, obliterates some of our most important constitutional protections. Stop the NDAA! Obama Administration Appeals NDAA Ruling. Someone You Love: Coming to a Gulag Near You - Chris Hedges' Columns. Someone You Love: Coming to a Gulag Near You. Countries cite U.S. to deflect criticism on jails, official says. UNITED NATIONS — Some countries try to rebut criticism of how they treat prisoners by saying they are only following the U.S. example on handling terrorism suspects, a U.N. human rights expert said Monday.
Manfred Nowak, the United Nations investigator on torture, told a news conference that "all too frequently" governments responded to criticism about their jails by saying they handled detainees the same way the United States did. "The United States has been the pioneer of human rights and is a country that has a high reputation in the world," Nowak said. "Today, other governments are kind of saying, 'But why are you criticizing us; we are not doing something different than what the United States is doing.' " He said nations such as Jordan tell him, "We are collaborating with the United States, so it can't be wrong if it is also done by the United States.
" No nation other than Jordan was specified. How the US uses sexual humiliation as a political tool to control the masses. The discussion continues today at 12pm ET (5pm UK time) when Naomi Wolf takes your questions about her column.
Join us for an hour long live chat about the supreme court, strip searches and sexual humiliation. In a five-four ruling this week, the supreme court decided that anyone can be strip-searched upon arrest for any offense, however minor, at any time. This horror show ruling joins two recent horror show laws: the NDAA, which lets anyone be arrested forever at any time, and HR 347, the "trespass bill", which gives you a 10-year sentence for protesting anywhere near someone with secret service protection. These criminalizations of being human follow, of course, the mini-uprising of the Occupy movement. Is American strip-searching benign? Washington state legislators introduce NDAA nullification bill. (Jan. 30, 2012) – With the introduction of the Washington State Preservation of Liberty Act, Evergreen State legislators have the opportunity to exercise their right and duty, and interpose on behalf of their citizens to halt a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of federal power.
NOTE: Model Legislation available here – contact your state legislators to ask that they introduce today! Five Washington state representatives introduced HB 2759 on Tuesday. Sheriffs vs. Feds – Sheriffs prevail. Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona Tuesday, February 16, 2010 The duly elected sheriff of a county is the highest law enforcement official within a county.
He has law enforcement powers that exceed that of any other state or federal official. This is settled law that most people are not aware of. County sheriffs in Wyoming have scored a big one for the 10th Amendment and states’ rights. Bighorn County Sheriff Dave Mattis spoke at a press conference following a recent U.S. NDAA-SHERIFF-RES.pdf (application/pdf Object) Constitutional Oversight Posse - Home. Local Sheriffs Protecting People from Fed Usurpation/Violation. (These are just a couple of accounts) Below is a letter composed by one of our peace officers in Ohio.
This letter was written to raise awareness of the ominous problems in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. Because Jim Singleton is a State chapter officer for Ohio Oath Keepers and is Ohio’s Peace Officer Liaison, this letter will be circulated within LE communities around Ohio. I am placing this letter on our national website as a guide and/or template for all Peace Officer members in Oath Keepers in all State chapters. All are encouraged to write their own letters and mail to all Peace Officer offices in respective States.