Alarmism?
National Defense Authorization Act sent to W.H.
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Those who say that we have written into law a new authority to detain American citizens until the end of hostilities are wrong. Neither the Senate bill nor the conference report establishes new authority to detain American citizens – or anybody else,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich), one of the key negotiators on the issue, who at times expressed frustration with the administration and opponents of the provisions over what he called “misstatements” about what they contained."
The National Defense Authorization Act is the Greatest Threat to Civil Liberties Americans Face
Ron Paul And The Tea Party Can't Save You: 2012 National Defense Act Is 'Terrifying'
"It doesn't matter if a last-minute waiver is in the bill; the offending portions are currently worded so vaguely, that any US citizen can be considered a "terrorist" or an aid to terroristic activity. Any US citizen who is inconvenient to the US government can be detained and silenced."
SEC. 1032. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY CUSTODY.
Bill Text Versions 112th Congress (2011-2012) S.1867