"...an amendment to the 2014 NDAA bill that would have prohibited - TopicsExpress



          

"...an amendment to the 2014 NDAA bill that would have prohibited the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without due process was defeated by a narrow margin today. When the 2012 version of the National Defense Authorization Act passed, it included the controversial provision to permit the indefinite detention of United States citizens without charges...This bi-partisan amendment, sponsored by Republican Chris Gibson of New York and Democrat Adam Smith of Washington, would have guaranteed any detainee a trial and prohibited the transfer of anyone arrested in the United States to military custody." communities.washingtontimes/neighborhood/liberty-our-times/2013/jun/14/effort-block-indefinite-detention-fails-us-house/
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:18:42 +0000

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