Journalist Chris Hedges Sues Obama Admin over Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Approved in NDAA

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16. If someone commits a crime

arrest them, try them, convict them and sentence them. But there is nothing about terrorism that warrants indefinite detention without trial. Especially if that person is an American citizen. But everything that someone could do in "terrorism" is already a crime. Planting bombs, making threats, murder, ect is already illegal. Which begs the question: if all of that is already illegal, at what point does doing that stuff rise to the standards of this law and warrant being caged for the rest of their lives with no trial.
Further, if someone is being held without a court giving it's blessing, isn't that essentially kidnapping by branch of the government? I know I'm not the smartest person on the planet, but hear me out:
The Legislature branch votes and says murder is illegal.
The Executive branch (through the police) arrest someone for it.
The Judicial branch tries the person and sentences them.
All three branches in his above example have signed off on what it takes to take away someone's freedom. Sure the murderer is an ass, but all of his rights were protected to the last second, because that's the type of people we are.
Under this new law:
The legislature says that belonging to certain organizations (Al Quida) is illegal.
The Executive (in this case, federal agents) arrest you for it.
the Judicial branch is not involved. May or may not even hear about your case. You are shipped off to Gitmo or a supermax somewhere and you eventually die there without having your day in court.
Scary times indeed. Good luck Mr. Hedges.