Normally I don’t cover alot of what Anonymous has to say. I find alot of what they do a bit reactionary and I’m not into the Militant movement. However, after reading this bill and the details that Wired.com has covered.
As well as the Occupy movement in the last few weeks. I do feel that more KNOWLEDGE on this subject is needed. They bring to light some very disturbing information regarding some terrible legislation.
I’ll include Anonymous’s latest video form Youtube and allow you to decide.
Has the US Senate gone too FAR? Is the latest round of legislation Treason? Does this open the doors for a Dictatorship in the USA? In a discussion with a friend recently on the subject I was reminded to remember the History of what happened in Germany just prior to the rise of the Nazi party. Laws such as this one were passed. This is something that should have many concerned and we should be more watchful of. It sure gives one some things to think on.
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From a facebook comment on this article: Kent Green
Here’s the bill text section in question, taken from the Library of Congress website:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c112%3A2%3A.%2Ftemp%2F%7Ec112Kh17Cz%3Ae548990 :
Sec. 1031
Refers to granting authority to detain “covered persons” who were part of the Sept. 11 plot, or have supported al-Qaeda or the Taliban substantially. Includes a provision stating that nothing in the section should be construed to apply to either U.S. citizens or lawful U.S. resident aliens.
Sec. 1032
Requires that “covered persons…captured in the course of hostilities” are detained by the military pending deposition. Covered persons are defined as individuals part of al-Qaeda or similarly affiliated group AND participated/planned an attack or attempted attack on the U.S. Includes a provision that excludes U.S. citizens and legal aliens from the requirement for detainment by the military. (Of course, this ONLY applies anyways IF the U.S. citizen was “captured in the course of hostilities”)
Furthermore, the Bill of Rights, as part of the Constitution, which has not in ANY WAY been repealed…is written in to law, and even then also has FAR higher historical and legal precedent which is the basis of common law.
Here’s a statement of Administration Policy, dated Nov. 17th.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/112/saps1867s_20111117.pdf
On page 2, paragraph 2, the document states:
“…applying this military custody requirement to individuals inside the United States, as some Members of Congress have suggested is their intention, would raise serious and unsettled legal questions and would be inconsistent with the fundamental American principle that our military does not patrol our streets.”
So as near as I can tell, and have provided citations for, it seems likely that the bill is:
a) Not intended to limit the rights of American citizens and legal residents to due process.
b) Not effective to override the codified and common law basis of the Bill of Rights.
c) Not supported in this regard by the White House.
Admittedly, some of the law could have been phrased more carefully, I think. Other then that, I’m inclined to believe, based on evidence found, that this video is more fiction then fact. But it certainly didn’t hurt to double check, either.