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The End of Liberty? Obama Plans To Enshrine Indefinite Detention Into Law

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:47:49-05:00December 23rd, 2011|Tags: Andrew Sullivan, Due Process, Glenn Greenwald, indefinite detention, National Defense Authorization Act, Salon|

Call me old-fashioned but I still believe the primary role of government is to protect our liberty. The Framers believed this was the government’s role and it was for quite some time. But if protecting liberty is the primary goal of government then with passage of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, government has become [...]

The U.S. Senate Has Gone Mad

I never thought that an American Senate would pass a bill that allows the military to lock up American citizens, indefinitely, without due process of law. I just never saw that one coming. Especially after the excessive abuse of power from the last Presidential Administration. And its not as if the Executive is clamoring for [...]