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Congress is quietly abandoning the 5th amendment December 21, 2012 10:20 am TB

Article from The Atlantic.

Lawmakers charged with merging the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act decided on Tuesday to drop a provision that would have explicitly barred the military from holding American citizens and permanent residents in indefinite detention without trial as terrorism suspects, according to Congressional staff members familiar with the negotiations.

Congress has passed unconstitutional laws before. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 10:56:40
- Oops! Forgot the Executive branch! Obama can refuse to sign it. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 10:57:32