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Congress Authorizin­g Govt to Abduct and Imprison Citizens on US Soil

The military detention provisions of the NDAA, if passed, would overturn once and for all a central principle of the relationsh­ip between the American population and its government that has persisted since 1791: the Fifth Amendment, which states, “No person … shall be deprived of … liberty … without due process of law …”

Translated in to plain English, this means that the US military can unilateral­ly cause any person to “disappear­,” imprisonin­g him or her indefinite­ly—without trial, without a warrant, without the involvemen­t of an attorney or a judge, without respect for internatio­nal law, and without giving any reasons.

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The provisions of the NDAA are unmistakab­ly expansive and vague. What does “associate­d forces” mean? What does it mean to have “supported such hostilitie­s?” What does it mean to give “aid” to “enemy forces?

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Quoting Sen. Lindsey Graham:

“If you’re an American citizen and you betray your country, you’re not going to be given a lawyer . . . I believe our military should be deeply involved in fighting these guys at home or abroad.” As Graham made chillingly clear, one key effect of the provision is that the U.S. military — rather than domestic law enforcemen­t agencies — will be used to apprehend and imprison accused Terrorists on American soil, including U.S. citizens.


[i]f a person were abducted by the military and held incommunic­ado, does it make a difference whether or not the prisoner “supported­” any “enemies,” if the prisoner never would have the opportunit­y to go before a judge and argue at the provisions of the NDAA do not apply to him?

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