Vote Against FDR in '44

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6. There may have been instances where US Citizens were killed by US forces as enemycombatants in WWII,

or as civilians living in areas in Germany, Italy or Japan bombed by the U.S. There were a handful tried as war criminals afterwards. But, I am not aware of a single instance where the US targeted and assassinated specific US persons because of their aid to the enemy.

This is a different sort of war under Bush/Obama, and it's not even a declared war.

As for NDAA, it appears to allow for the indefinite military detention of any US Citizen inside or outside the US, and requires it for non-US persons, and is thus unconstitutional.

Sec 1021, Indefinite Military Detention

Pursuant to the AUMF passed in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the NDAA text affirms the President's authority to detain, via the Armed Forces, any person "who was part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces," under the law of war, "without trial, until the end of hostilities." The text also authorizes trial by military tribunal, or "transfer to the custody or control of the person's country of origin," or transfer to "any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity."[13] An amendment to the Act that would have explicitly forbidden the indefinite detention without trial of American citizens was rejected.[14]

Addressing previous conflict with the Obama Administration regarding the wording of the Senate text, the Senate-House compromise text also affirms that nothing in the Act "is intended to limit or expand the authority of the President or the scope of the Authority for Use of Military Force."

Requirement for Military Custody: Section 1022

All persons arrested and detained according to the provisions of section 1021, including those detained on U.S. soil, whether detained indefinitely or not, are required to be held by the United States Armed Forces. The requirement does not extend to U.S. citizens. Lawful resident aliens may or may not be required to be detained by the Armed Forces, "on the basis of conduct taking place within the United States."[