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Showing Original Post only (View all)Jonathan Turley is a Liar! Thanks to DU, I Caught The Fucker! [View all]
Now according to today's column by Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley, the NDAA provides for indefinite imprisonment of US citizens without judicial supervision or recourse:
Turley writes:
"Americans will now be subject to indefinite detention without trial in federal courts in a measure supported by both Democrats and Republicans. It is a curious way to celebrate the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights."
Now, as a DU reader, I know that the NDAA absolutely does not allow indefinite imprisonment of US citizens without judicial supervision or recourse. I read it several times a day. Yet, that rat bastard Turley can't keep from lying about it!!!
"The White House is saying that changes to the law made it unnecessary to veto the legislation. That spin is facially ridiculous. The changes were the inclusion of some meaningless rhetoric after key amendments protecting citizens were defeated. The provision merely states that nothing in the provisions could be construed to alter Americans legal rights. Since the Senate clearly views citizens are not just subject to indefinite detention but even execution without a trial, the change offers nothing but rhetoric to hide the harsh reality. THe Administration and Democratic members are in full spin using language designed to obscure the authority given to the military. The exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement (section 1032) is the screening language for the next section, 1031, which offers no exemption for American citizens from the authorization to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial."
Thank goodness I know the real story. Clearly, Turley is trying to thwart the War On Terra. People like him should be in jail. Indefinitely.