Im thinking folks are getting all upset over nothing if the link provided http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=23d194d7-78c9-4c57-b2d9-31bc3bb7daeb
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
, means anything of what is plainly says.
From Link:
“Explicitly exempts U.S. citizens from the requirement”
Be careful of the wording here. “exempts U.S. citizens from the requirement” doesn’t mean they can’t do it, it just means they’re not required to.
Very sneaky and deceitful.
...Indeed, Amash accuses lawmakers of attempting to intentionally mislead the American people by writing a bill which appears at first glance to exclude U.S. citizens, when it actually includes us:
Pres. Obama and many Members of Congress believe the President ALREADY has the authority the bill grants him. Legally, of course, he does not. This language was inserted to keep proponents and opponents of the bill appeased, while permitting the President to assert that the improper power he has claimed all along is now in statute. **** They will say that American citizens are specifically exempted under the following language in Sec. 1032: “The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States.” Don’t be fooled. All this says is that the President is not REQUIRED to indefinitely detain American citizens without charge or trial. It still PERMITS him to do so.