Has anyone else heard of this?

L.Y.S. · 12th January 2012, 04:20 AM

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

According to some, this new congressional act grants the president more power than he already has, and also allows the president extended powers to detain individuals without questioning and due process (this may also potentially include American citizens). It allows for an extremely broad interpretation of what a "terrorist" is, and also allows for military servicemen to potentially conduct arrests on American citizens (the ACLU claims that this new defense Act potentially nullifies the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act). Thoughts?

The Don · 12th January 2012, 05:15 AM

There are already threads on the subject:

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=224916
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=226025

casebro · 12th January 2012, 05:16 AM

LYS, I guess you hanven't been reading this site much lately. Do a search. find the other threads. No big deal. The act has to do with detaining U.S. citizens caught in foreign lands.

crimresearch · 12th January 2012, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by casebro

LYS, I guess you hanven't been reading this site much lately. Do a search. find the other threads. No big deal. The act has to do with detaining U.S. citizens caught in foreign lands.

The act has to do with indefinitely detaining *anyone* accused of 'supporting terrorists', as you would know had you bothered to read those other threads.

L.Y.S. · 12th January 2012, 11:15 AM

Apologies, I haven't been reading the site much. Search bar will be used in the future, thanks.

12th January 2012, 04:20 AM	#1
L.Y.S. Master Poster Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,515	Has anyone else heard of this? National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 According to some, this new congressional act grants the president more power than he already has, and also allows the president extended powers to detain individuals without questioning and due process (this may also potentially include American citizens). It allows for an extremely broad interpretation of what a "terrorist" is, and also allows for military servicemen to potentially conduct arrests on American citizens (the ACLU claims that this new defense Act potentially nullifies the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act). Thoughts?
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12th January 2012, 05:16 AM	#3
casebro Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,800	LYS, I guess you hanven't been reading this site much lately. Do a search. find the other threads. No big deal. The act has to do with detaining U.S. citizens caught in foreign lands.
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12th January 2012, 08:41 AM	#4
crimresearch Alumbrado Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,618	Originally Posted by casebro LYS, I guess you hanven't been reading this site much lately. Do a search. find the other threads. No big deal. The act has to do with detaining U.S. citizens caught in foreign lands. The act has to do with indefinitely detaining anyone accused of 'supporting terrorists', as you would know had you bothered to read those other threads.
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12th January 2012, 11:15 AM	#5
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12th January 2012, 05:15 AM	#2
The Don Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cymru Posts: 8,265	There are already threads on the subject: http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=224916 http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=226025