There they go. You know those Constitutional rights we love so much here in the USA? They just went right out the window.
Two days before the deadline, President Barack Obama put pen to paper and signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) while admitting he has “serious reservations with certain provisions.”
Of course, he went ahead and signed it regardless of that fact.
In a written statement, President Obama made it crystal clear that he objects to sections in the NDAA that “regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists.”
Despite those objections, Obama said he signed the measure due to the fact that it authorizes the funding necessary to put American citizens in FEMA detention camps defend the nation, support the military, and renew “vital national security programs.”
Among the provisions to which President Obama objects is a grant of permission for the indefinite detention of terror suspects.
Obama claims he never requested such authority and added that he doesn’t want it.
“I want to clarify that my administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens. Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation.”
Obama says he will proceed to interpret that provision “in a manner that ensures that any detention it authorizes complies with the Constitution, the laws of war, and all other applicable law.”
(Oh, but he went ahead and signed it anyway, just to be safe.)
Furthermore, Obama rejects authorization in the NDAA requiring military custody for foreign detainees captured on a field of battle.
President Obama called that provision “ill-conceived” and says it will “do nothing to improve the security of the United States.”
(Again, though, he went ahead and signed it anyway, just to be safe.)
Obama says he rejects “any approach that would mandate military custody where law enforcement provides the best method of incapacitating a terrorist threat.”
He says he signed the bill in the belief that he can work around this and other provisions to which he objects.
No word yet on when the funeral will be held for the Bill of Rights.
Related articles
- Obama Signs It (alan.com)
- Obama Signs Defense Bill Despite ‘Serious Reservations’ (huffingtonpost.com)
- This Is Important, You Should Know About It of the Day (thedailywh.at)
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