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To: Ray76
What is "NDAA"? Please don't assume that even knowledgable people are up with every last abbreviation and acronym.
92 posted on 05/23/2012 9:55:09 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: lentulusgracchus

NDAA is the National Defense Authorization Act (of 2012)

It was signed by Obama December 31, 2011.

It, disputably, gives statutory authorization to the President to designate a person as an enemy combatant subject to indefinite detention without charge or trial.

There is contention over whether US citizens are subject to these provisions.

I took no comfort from Obama’s statement while signing that he would not use it for citizens, which only implies that the Act does authorize such.

The Act is ambiguously worded.


94 posted on 05/23/2012 11:14:35 PM PDT by Ray76
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