Thursday, July 18, 2013

He Can; He Can't; He Can Again

The Obama administration has won the latest battle in their fight to indefinitely detain US citizens and foreigners suspected of being affiliated with terrorists under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

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[A] group of journalists and human rights activists [filed] a federal lawsuit last year, which contested the constitutionality of Section 1021, the particular provision that provides for such broad power.

A federal judge sided with the plaintiffs.

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On Wednesday this week, an appeals court in New York ruled in favor of the government and once again allowed the White House to legally indefinitely detain persons that fit in the category of enemy combatants or merely provide them with support.

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Now with this week’s appellate decision, plaintiffs intend on taking their case to the Supreme Court.

  RT
Yeah, good luck with THAT.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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