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(Ted Rall) Cartoon for December 30, 2013: Studied the Constitution. Didn’t Like It.
http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/ted-rall/53405/cartoon-for-december-30-2013-studied-the-constitution-didn-t-like-itCartoon for December 30, 2013: Studied the Constitution. Didn’t Like It.
by Ted Rall | December 30, 2013 - 8:50am
While Americans were distracted over Christmas, Congress and Obama quietly passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which beefs up the President’s right to put anyone, including US citizens, on a Kill List or hold them indefinitely without trial or representation by a lawyer. There’s even a new unit to funnel NSA spy data to the Pentagon so it can target US citizens.
