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Old 12-14-2011, 04:07 PM   #147
mikey_the_redneck
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Again, Obama never said he would veto it based on what the bill will do. He said he would veto it because he doesn't want to micromanage the war on terror.
BUMP.

Looks like Obama will not veto the bill.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-...ll-107514.html

There seems to be confusion on whether or not this bill applies to American citizens. The mainstream media has claimed it does not, however the members of the house insist that it does.

Carl Levin;
“The language which precluded the application of Section 1031 to American citizens was in the bill that we originally approved…and the administration asked us to remove the language which says that U.S. citizens and lawful residents would not be subject to this section,” said Levin, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

Senator Lindsey Graham, said it does during speeches on the Senate floor.

http://youtu.be/9ni-nPc6gT4

“It is not unfair to make an American citizen account for the fact that they decided to help Al Qaeda to kill us all and hold them as long as it takes to find intelligence about what may be coming next,” remarked Graham. “And when they say, ‘I want my lawyer,’ you tell them, ‘Shut up. You don’t get a lawyer.’”

^^WTF? This guy is psycho.......

http://www.change.org/petitions/stop...ment-law-today

- Confusingly, Obama threatened a veto for 1032, but NOT 1031. 1032 is UNRELATED to imprisoning citizens without a trial. Obama has never suggested using a veto to stop Section 1031 citizen imprisonment. In fact, applying Section 1031 to citizens was requested by the Obama administration:

http://youtu.be/aUHh1iqe43w

Senator McCain also told Rand Paul during a hearing on the bill that American citizens could be declared an enemy combatant, sent to Guantanamo Bay and detained indefinitely, “no matter who they are.”

Nice.....
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