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[S.1867, the NDAA of 2012, passed the Senate December 1, 2011]

Americans Could Be Sent to Gitmo Under 'Indefinite Detention' Bill

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Senator Paul tells Judge Napolitano bill completely violates Constitution

Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Senator Rand Paul told Judge Andrew Napolitano last night that Americans could be stripped of their

rights and sent to Guantanamo Bay under the terms of the 'indefinite detention' provision of the National

Defense Authorization Act set to be passed by the Senate this week.

Appearing on Napolitano's Fox Business show, Paul said it perplexed him "how anyone could vote to

send an American citizen who's been accused of a crime to a detention center in a foreign land

without due process".

Paul has offered an amendment to the NDAA bill that would completely strip Section 1031 from the

legislation, although it's unlikely to pass following yesterday's rejection of Senator Mark Udall's weakeramendment that would have merely provided more oversight.

The Senator said that he had spoken with other Republicans who had pointed out the numerous instances

where the Constitution specifically mentions the right to a speedy trial, habeas corpus and legal due

process, all of which would be completely eviscerated with the passage of the 'indefinite detention'

provision of the National Defense Authorization Act.

Republican supporters of the bill are citing Supreme Court cases to justify the provision that don't even

validate their argument. As Napolitano pointed out, even a saboteur for the Nazis during World War II

was allowed to have a trial because he was an American citizen and had innate rights that could not be

stripped away.

Napolitano also makes the point that this is merely an act of codifying into law what previous Presidents

violated the Constitution to do anyway, specifically under the "parallel legal system" initiated under the

Bush administration, "In which terrorism suspects U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike may be

investigated, jailed, interrogated, tried and punished without legal protections guaranteed by the ordinary

system," as the Washington Post reported in December 2002.

"I wonder how Americans will feel when they see troops in the streets on a regular basis, something

no one now living has seen since it ended the last time in 1876," said Napolitano, referring to how

the bill characterizes the whole of America as a "battlefield" in which U.S. troops can freely operate

and arrest American citizens.

Republican Congressman Justin Amash, another vehement critic of the legislation, also appeared on Judge Napolitano's show

last night to warn that the provision in the bill would inflict the same tyranny on Americans as under King George over two

centuries ago.

"This country was built upon the idea of liberty and if we are fighting terrorism but destroying liberty in the process we're not

really accomplishing the goal of defending this country....American citizens should never be detained indefinitely without charge

or trial at the discretion of the President -- that is completely outrageous and my constituents agree with me," said Amash.

Amash added that it would be a "travesty" to see the military engaged in law enforcement because that is "what our

founders fought against" during the revolutionary war.

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RESOLUTION OPPOSING INDEFINITE DETENTION

AND LOSS OF DUE PROCESS

Whereas, The US Senate has adopted, S.1867, the National DefenseAuthorization Act for fiscal year 2012;

Whereas, The NDAA includes a dangerous assault on liberty...Section1031, which declares the world as a "battleground" against terrorism,including the USA, and gives law enforcement and the military powers toarrest US citizens and hold them without charge or trial in indefinite

detention anywhere in the world;

Whereas, This outrageous proposal would strip Americans of their rightsto a speedy trial, habeas corpus and legal due process, be it

RESOLVED, That The Harris County Republican Party opposes Section1031 of NDAA for 2012 and urges that it be REMOVED (by the House orin conference committee, or the Senate if it has to vote on an amendedversion) before submitted to President Obama for his signature.

Submitted by Peggy Lindow, Precinct 001HCRP Executive Committee/ 12-05-11