Comments on: Understanding the NDAA, a US law that makes it possible to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 22:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Purple-Stater http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604955 Purple-Stater Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604955 All members of Congress swear an oath to support the Constitution of the United States.  Any of them that voted for this, and other such measures deemed unconstitutional, need to be formally charged, by whatever the proper procedures are, with violating that oath. Simple accountability would straighten out a lot of political problems. All members of Congress swear an oath to support the Constitution of the United States.  Any of them that voted for this, and other such measures deemed unconstitutional, need to be formally charged, by whatever the proper procedures are, with violating that oath.

Simple accountability would straighten out a lot of political problems.

]]> By: arnifix http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604831 arnifix Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604831 Agree with endrest. The rest of the world aren't second-class humans because we weren't born in America, no matter what your propaganda says. Agree with endrest. The rest of the world aren’t second-class humans because we weren’t born in America, no matter what your propaganda says.

]]> By: endrest http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604732 endrest Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604732 ...detained indefinitely without charges “violates fundamental American rights.” No, it violates fundamental human rights. …detained indefinitely without charges “violates fundamental American rights.”

No, it violates fundamental human rights.

]]> By: Tynam http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604661 Tynam Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604661 To the person detained, during the years it can take to get the case seen to, that 'people are getting away with it for now' is extremely relevant.  Especially as the guilty parties will certainly not be punished. To the person detained, during the years it can take to get the case seen to, that ‘people are getting away with it for now’ is extremely relevant.  Especially as the guilty parties will certainly not be punished.

]]> By: Deidzoeb http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604416 Deidzoeb Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604416 I kinda take issue with that headline. NDAA is a US law that would make it possible to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial, in alternate universes where such a thing would be constitutional. Right now it's just a legalistic attempt to justify indefinite detention, that has not yet been called out as officially unconstitutional by reasonable judges. I mean, they are acting on it as if it were a law and as if it were constitutional, but I wouldn't glorify broken rules as part of the rules just because people are getting away with it for now. I kinda take issue with that headline. NDAA is a US law that would make it possible to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial, in alternate universes where such a thing would be constitutional. Right now it’s just a legalistic attempt to justify indefinite detention, that has not yet been called out as officially unconstitutional by reasonable judges.

I mean, they are acting on it as if it were a law and as if it were constitutional, but I wouldn’t glorify broken rules as part of the rules just because people are getting away with it for now.

]]> By: Nagurski http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604373 Nagurski Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604373 What courage it must take to undertake the passage of a law that mimics the due process clause of  the Fifth Amendment, but is less protective. What courage it must take to undertake the passage of a law that mimics the due process clause of  the Fifth Amendment, but is less protective.

]]> By: Dr. Chronobiologist http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/understanding-the-ndaa-a-us-l.html#comment-1604347 Dr. Chronobiologist Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199564#comment-1604347 [angry tirade that ends accusing all politicians of being full of shit like used diapers and needing changed regularly for the same reason] [angry tirade that ends accusing all politicians of being full of shit like used diapers and needing changed regularly for the same reason]

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