The Senate recently passed the National Defense Authority Act and it's a pretty scary thing.
Under this act, anyone who the governments says is a terrorists can be held in military custody "without trial until the end of the hostilities authorized by the Authorization for Use of the Military Force."
Uh, what?
No trial?
Pretty sure that violates the 6th Amendment of the Constitution which guarantees a right to trial....
What's worse is that one of the creators of the bill defends it by saying that this bill only gives the government the option to withhold a trial, it wouldn't force it to.
This bill gives the government a whole lot of power. They simply have to accuse you and present "evidence" to the judge and that's it. No judicial review. Just you. In prison. Maybe forever. It is unconstitutional and violates our fundamental values, including that of right to a trial.
What may be even scarier is the fact that American citizens would be susceptible to the effects of this act, too. For example, if it passes, we could all get called terrorists for my writing this blog and your commenting on it. And if the government decided we were terrorists we could be put in military detention indefinitely or until the Friday after NEVER.
Does anyone else think this sounds a lot like the Red Scare with Communism? Now it's just a Terrorism scare? Do you think there are ANY potential benefits to this? If so, would they weigh out the costs? Would it be worth it to sacrifice American liberties? Does anyone realize that this completely and blatantly violates the 6th amendment? Anybody? What is going on with America?
