Personally I consider WIRED a major news source, or at the very least a credible one. They'd have no reason to lie.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/senate-military-detention/I don't think Obama would sign a bill like this. This sounds completely unconstitutional and can be challenged by the Supreme Court. Plus, I don't think many of our soldiers are incompetent and morally unsound enough to shoot another American citizen, even if they're allowed to.
Yes, this is concerning, but CALM THE forget DOWN.
Secondly, thank you, we've already figured that out several pages back.
Oh thank God.
Official word from the White House:
The White House has stated it will veto the bill due to the provision, but not necessarily for the reasons most critics are concerned with. They instead believe that the bill takes power away from the president and hands it to the military: “Any bill that challenges or constrains the President’s critical authorities to collect intelligence, incapacitate dangerous terrorists, and protect the Nation would prompt the President’s senior advisers to recommend a veto.”
So long as Obama keeps his end of this statement up, they may very well be able to kill this thing after all.
Again, I've already "calmed down". It's just that this bill does exist. The problem I had was the way it existed when it was first drafted in the wording that it included "all American Citizens" as the supposed target. That has since changed thankfully and now it only targets people who are assumed terrorists. Now, mind you, if the government really wanted to, under this bill they could walk into your house today, label you a terrorist, and sweep you away.
That's still concerning to me. I mean, sure, it's no longer a
direct violation of human rights, but it bothers me.
Now, I'm not actually naive to think that might even happen, it's just that a lot of
stupid things have happened in the past during war time, and considering the "war on terror" is a fictional never ending "war" this could be considered "war time" to them.
Now before you get all uppity about nonsense again, let me be the first to say I don't believe this bill stands a chance in the House, and even if it does, the President will veto and it'd be political Self Delete from the American people (i.e. they'd all lose their jobs come next term election) to over turn that veto.
