It was drafted by Carl Levin and John McCain, a Democrat and a Republican..
““I would also point out that these provisions raise serious questions as to who we are as a society and what our Constitution seeks to protect,” Colorado Senator Mark Udall said in a speech last week. One section of these provisions, section 1031, would be interpreted as allowing the military to capture and indefinitely detain American citizens on U.S. soil. Section 1031 essentially repeals the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil. That alone should alarm my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, but there are other problems with these provisions that must be resolved.””
The bill, according to critics, would allow for United States citizens to be detained .. and for American soil to be described as a battlefield..
What a nice way to start the Christmas season..
ACLU against S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor Monday..
