Ron Paul: The NDAA Repeals More Rights
Ron Paul
Infowars.com
December 27, 2011
Little by little, in the name of fighting terrorism, our Bill of Rights is being repealed. The 4th amendment has been rendered toothless by the PATRIOT Act. No more can we truly feel secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects when now there is an exception that fits nearly any excuse for our government to search and seize our property. Of course, the vast majority of Americans may say “I’m not a terrorist, so I have no reason to worry.” However, innocent people are wrongly accused all the time. The Bill of Rights is there precisely because the founders wanted to set a very high bar for the government to overcome in order to deprive an individual of life or liberty. To lower that bar is to endanger everyone. When the bar is low enough to include political enemies, our descent into totalitarianism is virtually assured.
The PATRIOT Act, as bad is its violation of the 4th Amendment, was just one step down the slippery slope. The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) continues that slip toward tyranny and in fact accelerates it significantly. The main section of concern, Section 1021 of the NDAA Conference Report, does to the 5th Amendment what the PATRIOT Act does to the 4th. The 5th Amendment is about much more than the right to remain silent in the face of government questioning. It contains very basic and very critical stipulations about due process of law. The government cannot imprison a person for no reason and with no evidence presented or access to legal counsel.
The dangers in the NDAA are its alarmingly vague, undefined criteria for who can be indefinitely detained by the US government without trial. It is now no longer limited to members of al Qaeda or the Taliban, but anyone accused of “substantially supporting” such groups or “associated forces.” How closely associated? And what constitutes “substantial” support? What if it was discovered that someone who committed a terrorist act was once involved with a charity? Or supported a political candidate? Are all donors of that charity or supporters of that candidate now suspect, and subject to indefinite detainment? Is that charity now an associated force?
Additionally, this legislation codifies in law for the first time authority to detain Americans that has to this point only been claimed by President Obama. According to subsection (e) of section 1021, “[n]othing in this section shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States, or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States.” This means the president’s widely expanded view of his own authority to detain Americans indefinitely even on American soil is for the first time in this legislation codified in law. That should chill all of us to our cores.
The Bill of Rights has no exemptions for “really bad people” or terrorists or even non-citizens. It is a key check on government power against any person. That is not a weakness in our legal system; it is the very strength of our legal system. The NDAA attempts to justify abridging the bill of rights on the theory that rights are suspended in a time of war, and the entire Unites States is a battlefield in the War on Terror. This is a very dangerous development indeed. Beware.
Originally appeared at http://paul.house.gov
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16 Responses to “Ron Paul: The NDAA Repeals More Rights”
darryl says:
December 27, 2011 at 11:04 pm
Salem-News.com Montana is one of nine states with provisions that say that the right of recall extends to recalling members of its federal congressional delegation, pursuant to Montana Code 2-16-603, on the grounds of physical or mental lack of fitness, incompetence, violation of oath of office, official misconduct, or conviction of certain felony offenses.
Moving quickly on Christmas Day after the US Senate voted 86 – 14 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 (NDAA) which allows for the indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial, Montanans have announced the launch of recall campaigns against Senators Max Baucus and Jonathan Tester, who voted for the bill.
Freedom8008 says:
December 27, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Anybody else see the article in the Telegraph on Drudge about the American being tried in Iran for spying? They are giving him a trial and even letting him have an attorney! Lucky for him he was not arrested in a free country like the USA.
djgfree says:
December 28, 2011 at 1:46 pm
lol good point
djgfree says:
December 28, 2011 at 1:51 pm
even i chuckel, in truth it makes me sick as i talk to every person i meet about this and such things, and most have no clue some tell me they dont want to know, since there is nothing we can do they say, this is what americans have become. brainwashed p>o>s>. this is why i say despite aj best effort the infowar sems to be too little too late, most americans say i am not a terrioust so it does not matter to me and will gloat when they see truth seekers locked up in prison camps
Escher says:
December 27, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Chivalry and Gender Roles will be suspended in Wartime. Good to know. What an anti-human philosophy.
Escher says:
December 27, 2011 at 8:54 pm
They are illumined. They aren’t like animals. That makes them exempt from treating people like people and animals don’t have rights(how appropriate they thought of the cattle minded when they added the beastiality clause?). Only men shall have dominion and the bad ones with dominion cannot promise proper treatment.
theNWOsucks says:
December 27, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Sadly this bill will also affect us Canadian citizens as well and I am a Canadian citizen as well.
I’m being watched and harassed by both government and by those who call themselves the Illuminati.
Here are the two videos of me getting death threats by the Illuminati.
Here is the first video called:
VIDEO SENT TO ME BY THE ILLUMINATI THEMSELVES
Here is the link below:
/watch?v=Opezltf4Z1w
When watching the second video you will notice that it is the same type of robe that they use for the Satanic Cremation Of Care used at Bohemian Grove’s Cremation Of Care ceramonies. Please let me know what you think of these videos that were sent to me.
Here is the second video called:
A VIDEO WARNING SENT TO ME THAT WAS SENT BY THE EVIL SATANIC GLOBAL ELITES
Here is the link below:
/watch?v=QujQWvIyhfo
Keith J says:
December 27, 2011 at 6:05 pm
All governments,gangs cults,individuals and everyone locally to worldwide ! Permanently remove every tyrant in the ranks immediately from accessing victims and never practice tyranny again ! Worldwide Veterans and Active Duty for Peace from Every Country Immediately ! Worldwide Truce ! Cease Fire and Stop Following the Tyrants orders ! Don’t recognize the tyrants nor any who help them remain tyrannical and in charge when everyone knows exactly what they really deserve ! Locally to worldwide, all places all people’s countries ,allied,enemy Active Duty and Veteran Coup United Against tyrants/tyranny scheduled to be permanently removed to bring healing by banning tyranny. A prohibition on tyrants and tyranny is one that only tyrants would not like nor appreciate. There is no more of the usual failure allowed with the, “it’s ok for the tyrants fraudulently in charge to commit serial mass murder,plunder and what not” while they should be permanently removed from accessing victims as with all serial violent offenders. Very simple often overlooked solutions because there is no such thing as legalized tyranny nor violent double standards allowed unless the assholes in charge all choose to remain a Type 0 civilization. If your entire government locally to worldwide are not practicing Oath Keepers,Veterans for Peace(such as at the V.A.),Law Enforcement Against Prohibition,and related sane recognized government then they are fraudulently furthering the violent double standards and goals of the tyrants whether they refuse to believe it or not. Tyrants don’t deserve the luxury of the fraudulent practice of being voted or hired into power because tyranny is fraud ! Cruel fraud !in !
Keith J says:
December 27, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Fast and Furious’ tyrants are currently abusing,framing, and terrorizing Brenda Thomas of THCF medical cannabis,Celerino Castillo,Marc Emery and countless other political prisoners ! Release all political prisoners immediately and put the tyrants in the newly emptied prison cells !
Merrie says:
December 27, 2011 at 5:51 pm
NDAA gives way for the NADE (North America Derivatives Exchange) in two weeks you can bet on who will be the president! (Legally!) BELIEVE IT GOOGLE IT! MCB
Keith J says:
December 27, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Boycott all local news stations which aid & abet tyranny by recognizing the tyrants right to remain in charge accessing victims ! Local,national,and world news hosts(parasites) which keep parading the tyrants around as legitimate leaders have chosen to be fraudulently occupying tyrants themselves. Serial violent offenders whether above all laws or not ,belong in prison ,not in charge of the government nor any position which allows them to keep harming others.
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Evildick11 says:
December 27, 2011 at 5:22 pm
I wish that would wrk but most are dumbed down losers. When the sheeple get off work at their corporate slave job they are burned out and just want to vegetate in front of the TV. I have not watched virtually any of the government/corporate propaganda in years and it still will not help. Keith it is going to be bloody. Once we run them out we will have to send our military to Britan and kill all the oliguarchs and sieze their assets and return them to the country they took them from. We will have to wipe out all Builderberg members and their families.
national_lingo says:
December 27, 2011 at 3:28 pm
GO RON PAUL!!!
Evildick11 says:
December 27, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Alex, you talk about talking to these cops. Most people including the cops are not going to wake up before the gun confiscation, illegal check points, illegal searches everywhere you go, and grand theft. So Alex I will shoot my mouth off about how I plan on killing TSA, cops, military, intern,ent specialists, and Feds. WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE!!!!!!!!!! Wake up Alex and get a clue. Because I will not tolerate it. Most will not wake up so we are going to a shooting war. 87 senators and the 200 plus representattives will be executed period for voting yes on the NDAA.
Evildick11 says:
December 27, 2011 at 2:18 pm
By the way, Alex, I will be usng my stun guns, police extensions clubs, and brass knuckles with death spikes to start with provided all out gun fire does not become necessary.
NDAA also lets the President declare war perpetually says:
December 27, 2011 at 12:26 pm
NDAA Section 1021(e) is also designed to fool people into thinking US citizens are exempt from indefinite detention without trial. My senator actually wrote back to me and used (e) to tell me US citizens were exempt. See for yourself:
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities, relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress affirms that the authority of the President to use all necessary and appropriate force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40) includes the authority for the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons (as defined in subsection (b)) pending disposition under the law of war.
(1) Detention under the law of war without trial until the end of the hostilities authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
-www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-1540
The existing law that allows military authority (Public Law 107-40 Authorization for Use of Military Force (cited above in the NDAA)):
“That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001…”
-www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ40/html/PLAW-107publ40.htm
THE NDAA EVEN GRANTS THEM POWER TO TAKE AWAY YOUR RIGHT TO HABEAS CORPUS BY TRANSFERING YOU TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN BE TORTURED:
(4) Transfer to the custody or control of the person’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity.
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