When future historians inquire into how the practice of indefinite military detention without trial became formally entrenched in a country with such strong constitutional safeguards and stringent criminal justice guarantees, they will find that it did not happen all at once, but rather via a series of incremental steps. (more…)
January 2012
Monthly Archive
Tue 3 Jan 2012
The Indefinite Detention of American Citizens and Other Assaults on Civil Liberties
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
Mon 2 Jan 2012
Final Curtain: Obama Signs Indefinite Detention of Citizens Into Law
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President Barack Obama rang in the New Year by signing the NDAA law with its provision allowing him to indefinitely detain citizens. It was a symbolic moment to say the least. (more…)
Mon 2 Jan 2012
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has recommended for many years that animal activists who carry out undercover investigations on farms could be prosecuted as domestic terrorists. (more…)
Mon 2 Jan 2012
Conservativism, Compassion, and Cruelty: A Response to David Brooks
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , FinanceNo Comments
It is a great reflection on the generosity of the people of St. Francisville, and an awful reflection on American society, that at their time of greatest need, Ruthie and Mike Leming had to rely on donations to stave off financial ruin. In what kind of society do we allow teachers and firefighters to rely on charity to help pay their medical bills? (more…)
Sun 1 Jan 2012
President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law
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WASHINGTON — President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision. (more…)