Defense Bill Update #2
Dec. 16th, 2011 02:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabid1stAccording to Politico, the Conference Committee has added that nothing in the Bill can be construed to affect existing law protecting US Citizens. At this point, I wish I was a lawyer, but I hope that does mean the Bill of Rights still applies. It appears that civil rights groups have been jumping all over Congress in the last few days.
In order to satisfy the administration and other opponents’ concerns, the final legislation states that nothing in it may be “construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States, or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States.” The Supreme Court has said U.S. citizens can be held by the military as enemy combatants, but the law is unclear on whether that includes those captured inside the United States and the issue is hotly disputed.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70527.html#ixzz1gjF3zyl4
In order to satisfy the administration and other opponents’ concerns, the final legislation states that nothing in it may be “construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States, or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States.” The Supreme Court has said U.S. citizens can be held by the military as enemy combatants, but the law is unclear on whether that includes those captured inside the United States and the issue is hotly disputed.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70527.html#ixzz1gjF3zyl4
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