Citizens Against the National Defense Authorization Act
This document is part of an expanding "paper trail" that "authorities" in Europe, United States and elsewhere will use to justify stepped up state repression on the Occupy Movement. Senate Bill 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes any American president still in office to send the military literally anywhere in the world -- including the "Homeland" -- to imprison civilians without charge or trial, gives increasingly fascistic and hyper-militarized "authorities" -- whether public or private-label -- the legalistic excuses they need to toss you into a torture dungeon and throw away the key.[1]
If you put your boot on my neck and I pull your leg off, don't call me a "terrorist."[2]
WE THE PEOPLE
- Must protect our constitutional rights which are now in jeopardy by an act that would effectively declare the government's war on its people.
- We must peaceably assemble and protest against the "Defense Authorization Bill" which will effectively turn our nation into a battlefield.
WE MUST ACT TO STOP THIS -- NOW!
- The ACLU’s Washington legislative office explains
"In support of this harmful bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained that the bill will 'basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield' and people can be imprisoned without charge or trial 'American citizen or not.' Another supporter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) also declared that the bill is needed because 'America is part of the battlefield.'"
On Monday, the Senate defeated the Udall amendment to this bill and passed 37-61. If passed as written, it would allow our government and military to arrest ANYONE ANYWHERE, and detain them indefinitely without charges or trial or any form of due process, defense or justice...purely on "suspicion of terrorism."
This bill would effectively strip our right of "peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances," our constitutional right.
HOW YOU CAN HELP (RIGHT NOW)
Get on the streets!
- Call & email your Senators-- RIGHT NOW!
- List of U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress - 1st Session on Udall
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- National Defense Authorization Bill S.1867
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1540ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1540ih.pdf
- Department of Defense Authorization Bill Article on Huffington
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/detainee-policy-senate-defense-authorization_n_1119296.html
- Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely, White House Threatens Veto
- Previous ACLU Letter of Opposal on 1031 and 1032 of NDAA
https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3413
See Also
- Organized Suppression: Organized Terror
- More info: Citizens Against the National Defense Authorization Act
References
- ↑ Behind Closed Doors: Congress Trying to Force Indefinite Detention Bill on Americans
- ↑ Slight paraphrase of comment from caller to Voices from the Edge program on KBOO, overheard Thursday December 8, 2011.
