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dixiegrrrrl

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11. The details of NDAA which he spells out

Reply to snot (Reply #7)

Mon May 21, 2012, 02:50 PM

May 2012

are quit frightening.

“At the hearing on this motion, the government was unwilling or unable to state that these plaintiffs would not be subject to indefinite detention under [Section] 1021,” Judge Forrest noted. “Plaintiffs are therefore at risk of detention, of losing their liberty, potentially for many years"

Very very chilling.

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HUGE K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #2

k&r . . . .n/t annabanana May 2012 #3

And at 1600 P.A., a Constitutional Scholar is quietly and reservedly pleased. The Doctor. May 2012 #4

Hoisted with their own petard longship May 2012 #5

+1 snot May 2012 #8

"*It's a well known fact to all baby boomers....................." dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #10

Well, I didn't see any reason to state the obvious. longship May 2012 #13

This is very important; and it raises a good point: snot May 2012 #6

Read the whole article; Hedges is inspired! snot May 2012 #7

The details of NDAA which he spells out dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #11

And if anything, that understates it. snot May 2012 #15

Resistance is Never Futile pmorlan1 May 2012 #9

That was a HUGE victory. We should be so grateful to the few people in this country who sabrina 1 May 2012 #12

But but the NDAA doesn't legalize indefinite detention! It was all just internet conspiracy theorist Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #14