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In reply to the discussion: What caused an unholy trinity of Republicans, Democrats and the President to trash the Constitution? [View all]Uncle Joe
(65,152 posts)6. Couple that with the Liebermann/Dent Bill making its' way through Congress and it's game, set match.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002154933
"Civil libertarian relief appears to have been somewhat naive however, because Congress is currently considering HR 3166 and S. 1698 also known as the 'Enemy Expatriation Act', a bill sponsored by 'Mr. Kill Switch' and 'Defender of Israel', Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Charles Dent (R-PA) that, if passed, will give the US government the power to strip Americans of their citizenship for "engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States." Take note, you don't have to be convicted of 'terrorism', you simply have to be accused of 'hostilities against the United States', like camping out or protesting with the OWS gang, for one example, or possibly even writing articles such as this one. This bill seems to be an effort to side-step the clamored for change to the language of the 'Indefinite Detention bill' within the NDAA that seems to have, more or less, excluded American citizens from indefinite detention without trial. Liberman - or whoever is pulling his puppet strings - probably thought long and hard about this problem and decided that the best way to re-include American citizens in the 'Indefinite Detention bill' was to provide for the removal of their citizenship! Genius!"
Thanks for the thread, Better Believe It.
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What caused an unholy trinity of Republicans, Democrats and the President to trash the Constitution? [View all]
Better Believe It
Jan 2012
OP
Couple that with the Liebermann/Dent Bill making its' way through Congress and it's game, set match.
Uncle Joe
Jan 2012
#6
consider the mannings of the world who will not save us for this. thanks, obama.
roguevalley
Jan 2012
#35
That language was write by Republicans and Obama had it taken OUT before he signed it and
Welibs
Jan 2012
#8
They say you can't fight what's comin'. I'd like to at least know what's coming.
Poll_Blind
Jan 2012
#16
This correct and it is bipartisan. There is no just cause or good defense of the practices
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#18
Those at the federal level are setting examples and providing weaponry for others at the local level
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#26