Senate Wants The Military To Lock You Up Without Trial

Wired | Dec. 1, 2011

Here’s the best thing that can be said about the new detention powers the Senate has tucked into next year’s defense bill: they don’t force the military to detain American citizens indefinitely without a trial. They just let the military do that. And eve Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Aaron Garner - Dec 2, 2011 - 6:34 AM PST
Reviewed by: Aaron Garner (review), Walter Cox (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Walter Cox
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 by Walter Cox - Feb. 14, 2012

A very clear exposition of the facts.

If the facts of this story are true, America has truly lost its way. The provision discussed is unconstitutional on its face.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Dec. 2, 2011

So despite the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a right to trial, the Senate bill would let the government lock up any citizen it swears is a terrorist, without the burden ... More »

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Aaron Garner
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 by Aaron Garner - Dec. 2, 2011
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