Reply #29: As I read it he has several objections...

[sweetloukillbot]

1) Congress setting stipulations on how the military can treat terror suspects.
2) The provision to turn civilian terror suspects over to the military.
3) Restrictions on how the military can release detainees from Guantanamo.
4) Restrictions on how the military can transfer detainees to prison in the US.

Why the fuck is everyone blaming the president?
Seems like Levin got all hawkish because of the underwear bomber who was arrested and Miranda'd before the military could interrogate him. (Remember the right wing going crazy over that?) So he wrote this piece of shit legislation to avoid that happening again.
And ever since I heard about this all I've heard is that Obama will veto because of this provision. Now the "black is white" newspeak people are trying to insist that despite him saying he's going to veto it, he's actually secretly planning to install it. Whatever. That's like the idiots on the right who bitch about the socialist health care program that requires people to buy insurance from private companies.

Frankly, the people I've heard bitching about this the most are crazy right-wing gun nuts who are jerking off waiting for the revolution and are terrified they'll be branded terrorists and shipped to FEMA camps via the NAFTA superhighway.
And since I know how stupid they are, I'll give the president the benefit of the doubt when he says he's going to veto the legislation.

Honestly I think the whole thing is political theater - the Dems vote to pass it so they seem strong on defense and fighting terror in an election year, then don't vote to override the veto - it's bullshit gamesmanship, but it prevents attack ads in 8 months.