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  • A dangerous bill heading toward the president would gut our rights.

    12/30/2011 7:39:06 AM PST · by marktwain · 21 replies
    montereycountyweekly.com ^ | 29 December, 2011 | Patricia J. Williams
    You know these are interesting times when Glenn Beck, Dianne Feinstein, Rand Paul and the ACLU all agree on an issue. The issue in question is Subtitle D of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), headed to the president’s desk. These under-the-radar provisions, co-sponsored by Senators John McCain and Carl Levin, would allow for the indefinite military detention of any person alleged to be a member of Al Qaeda, the Taliban or “associated forces.” The provisions also apply to any person who supports or aids “belligerent” acts against the United States, whether the person is apprehended here or abroad. 
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