America: Land of the Free, Home of the Detained

There is a bill currently in the Senate that every American should be extremely concerned about. The National Defense Authorization Act includes Section 1301, which states:“Congress affirms that the authority of the President to use all necessary and appropriate force…includes the authority for the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons…Detention under the law of war without trial”.This clearly gives the power to the President and the military to detain anyone it chooses without trial. The theory behind this is that America is now part of the so-called 'battlefield",and that anyone captured on this 'battlefield' is therefore not subject to the protections of the legal system. This is not a left vs. right issue, it's an issue of citizens' rights, and further of human rights. No one human being, in this case the President of The United States, should have the ability to detain citizens without even filing charges against them or bringing them to trial.Now one could argue that President Obama has our best interests at heart, and would surely never use the military domestically for anything other than valid defense of the country. While I think that it's quite a leap to make, for the sake of argument let's presume that is the case. But what about the next President down the line? Do we want Mitt Romney to have that power? Newt Gingrich? Hilary Clinton? Someone else that's super scary and evil 50 years from now? The fact is if anyone, citizen or otherwise, is detained by the government for a legitimate purpose, the government should have no problem whatsoever providing evidence of this to a judge, and proving the case in a court of law.Considering that the government's definition of "suspicious activity" now includes Ron Paul supporters, gun owners and veterans, amongst other things, the implications of this provision are dire. The real question is, will I have Wifi access in my FEMA Camp??Please listen to Senator Rand Paul's speech below given on the house floor. He is one of the few standing up for our freedom and is introducing an amendment to strike this provision from the bill.UPDATE: This bill has passed the Senate, though President Obama is apparently threatening to veto. Don't get all too excited kids...he is threatening to veto because he claims the bill doesn't give ENOUGH power to the Executive.Receive access to ALL of our EXCLUSIVE bonus audio content – including “Conspiracy Corner”, “Degenerate Gamblers” and the “League of Liberty Podcast” by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride and supporting us on Patreon!