Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Posted on 05/24/2011 8:09:39 AM PDT by ExSoldier
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) has introduced a bill that would allow the President to imprison an unlimited number of American citizens (as well as foreigners) indefinitely without trial. Known as The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010, or S. 3081, the bill authorizes the President to deny a detainee a trial by jury simply by designating that person an “enemy belligerent.”
The bill, which has eight cosponsors, explicitly names U.S. citizens as among those who can be detained indefinitely without trial:
An individual, including a citizen of the United States, determined to be an unprivileged enemy belligerent ... may be detained without criminal charges and without trial for the duration of hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners in which the individual has engaged, or which the individual has purposely and materially supported, consistent with the law of war and any authorization for the use of military force provided by Congress pertaining to such hostilities. [Emphasis added.]
~SNIP~
American citizens deserve the full protections and rights guaranteed in the COTUS. I just can’t understand how this can pass Conjstitutionalo muster.
Funny thing. McCain might have been worse for the US long term than Obama.
The mind reels.
Only a RINO could put forth such an abomination, and get away with it.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
SEC. I
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That if any persons shall unlawfully combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of the government of the United States, which are or shall be directed by proper authority, or to impede the operation of any law of the United States, or to intimidate or prevent any person holding a place or office in or under the government of the United States, from undertaking, performing or executing his trust or duty; and if any person or persons, with intent as aforesaid, shall counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot. unlawful assembly, or combination, whether such conspiracy, threatening, counsel, advice, or attempt shall have the proposed effect or not, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction, before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months nor exceeding five years; and further, at the discretion of the court may be holden to find sureties for his good behaviour in such sum, and for such time, as the said court may direct.SEC. 2.
And be it further enacted, That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered or publishing, or shall knowingly and willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said government, or either house of the said Congress, or the said President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States, or to excite any unlawful combinations therein, for opposing or resisting any law of the United States, or any act of the President of the United States, done in pursuance of any such law, or of the powers in him vested by the constitution of the United States, or to resist, oppose, or defeat any such law or act, or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States, their people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of July 14, 1798
Mr. McCain already has appropriate text written for him.
The Quisling.
It can't. You're looking at administrative law. Sh*t slathered on top of the Constitution to use when the Constitution is inconvenient to their purpose.
You would think that a guy who spent time in the Hanoi Hilton would know better...but perhaps that experience only taught him how useful such tactics could be if he was the one controlling the reins of power. Shameful. It’s shameful that anyone here criticized solid conservatives for not voting for McCain in 2008, and it’s shameful that the citizens of Arizona would return an enemy of the constitution who is Obama’s equal in every respect except rhetoric to the Senate.
Good analogy re Alien and Sedition Acts. Back to the Future!!
How on earth is this constitutional?
That McCain?
Hmmmmm, illuminating...
Mike
So the old buzzard has decided anybody arguing with him is “belligerant”? Wait until he can use that on any of his electoral opponents!!
It is good conservatives are finally waking up. Unfortunately, they were silent when Bush called for ending habeas corpus for an American citizen, Jose Padilla.
Looks like more “creative legislation” by McLame.
Like all big gov types his brain only works on one channel:
figuring out new ways to fine, punish, and intimidate.
Hilarious.
Thank God the republicans have open primaries, otherwise they might get a real patriot to run in the main election...
In the words of President Andrew Jackson, John Marshall has made his decision: now let him enforce it!
If the executive and the legislative are both made up of scoundrels, does it matter whether the bill is constitutional or not?
Thanks Arizona, JD would have been much better.
The irony would be if 0bama were to sign it and then end up being held indefinitely under the same law for being a usurper and a traitor.
Sometimes it's on the spend, tax, regulate and control spur...
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