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Arrest & detain American citizens in the USA, indefinitely??

Should the militiary be able to arrest & detain American citizens indefinitely?

  • Yes. Terrorists & suspected terrorists lose all rights, even if they are Americans.

    Votes: 2 13.3%

  • Yes, but only if they are arrested abroad or on a foreign battlefield

    Votes: 3 20.0%

  • No. Not under any circumstances. This is a horrible law.

    Votes: 10 66.7%
  • Total voters
    15
  • Poll closed .
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Senate backs military custody of terror suspects - Yahoo! News

Should the United States military have the power to arrest & detain, without charge or trial, American citizens in the USA, indefinitely?

Well apparently, the Senate today gave the military just that kind of power. I will admit, I thought it was a mistake. But it appears I was wrong. This law is real, and Senator Feinstein tried to add an ammendment making American citizens ineligible for this stipulation. Her Amendment to the bill was killed by almost all Republicans & Democrats.

WTF is going on??
 
WTF is going on??
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Its called the idea of balancing rights and public safety. There is a reason I say the idea fails to make any sense and is far to dangerous to be involved in.
 
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That would be a dictatorship and then we should have a second revolution.
 
coolwalker said:
That would be a dictatorship and then we should have a second revolution.
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a dictatorship is a govt. an unelected leader, who has absolute power with ZERO checks & balances.

we are far from having a dictatorship. your "revolution" is gonna have to wait.

:lamo
 
What possible reason is there for indefinitely detaining American citizens who are in the USA? If they've broken the law, arrest them and put them on trial. I don't understand what purpose this serves.
 
Thunder said:
Senate backs military custody of terror suspects - Yahoo! News

Should the United States military have the power to arrest & detain, without charge or trial, American citizens in the USA, indefinitely?

Well apparently, the Senate today gave the military just that kind of power. I will admit, I thought it was a mistake. But it appears I was wrong. This law is real, and Senator Feinstein tried to add an ammendment making American citizens ineligible for this stipulation. Her Amendment to the bill was killed by almost all Republicans & Democrats.

WTF is going on??
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The bill includes a "measure that said nothing in the bill changes current law relating to the detention of U.S. citizens and legal aliens". The article referenced in the beginning of this thread is either poorly written or terribly biased.

Read more: Senate Approves $662 Billion Defense Bill | Fox News
 
Here I am in the 9%...nothing new...
Has it been forgotten that we are still in a "WAR" against terrorism ?
Last I knew, this so-called war has not been won.
How can a war be conducted if we are shackled by our own people ??
 
I see absolutely no reason for the military not to arrest and detain anyone on a foreign battlefield acting as our enemy...citizen or not.
 
Where is the "yes, only if foreign nationals on American soil" option?


earthworm said:
Here I am in the 9%...nothing new...
Has it been forgotten that we are still in a "WAR" against terrorism ?
Last I knew, this so-called war has not been won.
How can a war be conducted if we are shackled by our own people ??
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Not all wars are in the interest of Americans, nor justifiable.

The war is over. This is kinda like staying in a theater staring at the screen hours after the movie ended.
 
Occam's Razor said:
Where is the "yes, only if foreign nationals on American soil" option?

Not all wars are in the interest of Americans, nor justifiable.

The war is over. This is kinda like staying in a theater staring at the screen hours after the movie ended.
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Actually, I think staying in a theater staring at the screen hours after the movie ended might be like continuing to criticize military action long years after it's been taken and is on its way to being resolved.

I think the war on terror is a little more like leaving your family to watch a movie in a theatre and then going looking for the armed nutjob in the parking lot who's threatening to randomly shoot at the ticket booth.
 
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