Thread: VICTORY: Emmett, Idaho Bans NDAA Detention, Laws of War

Thursday, December 19, 2013

VICTORY: Emmett, Idaho Bans NDAA Detention, Laws of War

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During debate on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)in the U.S. Senate, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), said “it designates the world as the battlefield, including the homeland.”

The citizens of Emmett, Idaho disagree.

On Tuesday, the Emmett City Council approved the Restoring Constitutional Governance Resolution, thus banning the detention provisions of the 2012 NDAA, and the application of the laws of war, which originally made Emmett a “battlefield” in the war on terror. The resolution also encourages the state legislature to interpose against these detention provisions, and Idaho’s Congressional delegation to take steps to repeal them.

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act was overwhelmingly passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 31, 2011. This law declared the United States a battlefield in the war on terror and two provisions, Sections 1021 & 1022, authorized the indefinite detention, without charge or trial, of any person, including American citizens, accused by the President of undefined "support" of terrorist activity or commission of a ‘belligerent act" and the application of the laws of war to U.S. soil.

Emmett joins a growing tidal wave of cities banning the provisions, and the laws of war, as unConstitutional. Albany, New York, Oxford, Massachusetts, and Webster, MA have previously passed the Restoring Constitutional Governance Resolution to do so, as part of the nationwide “Take Back” Campaign.

Emmett’s resolution states:

…it is unconstitutional, and therefore unlawful for any person to:

a. arrest or capture any person in Emmett, or citizen of Emmett, within the United States, with the intent of “detention under the law of war,” or

b. actually subject a person in Emmett, to “disposition under the law of war,” or

c. subject any person to targeted killing in Emmett, or citizen of Emmett, within the United States;…”

Jason Casella, PANDA Idaho’s Take Back Campaign Coordinator, said:
I want to thank the great people of Emmett for taking the time to study and act on the issue. Once you stop and do your own research, you find how egregious this truly is and how this is not about ‘left’ or ‘right;’ this is about freedom vs. tyranny. We can restore our republic and our human rights city by city and county by county.City by city, county by county, and state by state, we can take back this country.

We’re up to four cities now, is yours next? Join the movement and take back your city now:

http://pandaunite.org/takeback/

Watch video of the meeting below:


Published on Dec 18, 2013
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On December 17, 2013, Emmett, Idaho, passed the Restoring Constitutional Governance Act 5-1, thus banning the 2012 NDAA's indefinite detention provisions from being applied there. Emmett joins 3 cities who have done the same since the start of the Take Back Campaign.

The PANDA (People Against the NDAA Mission Statement:

Our Mission is to nonviolently defeat, strike down, repeal, stop, void and fight the indefinite detention provisions, Sections 1021 and 1022, of the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year of 2012, to fight for American civil liberties, to combat laws restricting liberty in the interest of National Security, to support current government officials that are doing so and to engage a younger generation in the politics of the United States so this cannot happen again.

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United States Senator Mike Lee



The ‪#‎NDAA‬ is one of the most important pieces of legislation annually considered by Congress, authorizing the funding of our armed forces and setting forth the policies to ensure that our nation is secure. For nearly 50 years, both sides of the aisle and both houses of Congress have put partisanship aside to carefully consider the best way to ensure that our military has adequate resources and our citizens are safe.

In the past decade, regardless of which party was in power, the NDAA has been considered in the Senate for an average of nine days with an average of 130 amendments considered each year. But this year, after just two days of considering the bill and voting on only two amendments, Reid filed a motion to end debate on the legislation and block any other senator, Republican or Democrat, from offering further amendments. This is a dangerous and unnecessary new precedent to set when it comes to our national security.

Refusing to allow the normal debate process to work as it has for almost five decades violates the rights of the American people to have this legislation debated and amended through their elected officials.

I cannot vote to support this legislation until my colleagues and I are allowed to debate and amend it in a way that respects the normal democratic processes that have worked well for almost 50 years.

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Mike Lee: Senate setting dangerous precedent on defense authorization bill


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Refusing to allow the normal debate process to work as it has for almost five decades violates the rights of the American people to have this legislation debated and amended through their elected offi

Mike Lee: Senate setting dangerous precedent on defense authorization bill


By Mike Lee
For the Deseret News
Published: Wednesday, Dec. 18 2013 3:50 p.m. MST
Updated: yesterday

A view of the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 in Washington.
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Summary
Refusing to allow the normal debate process to work as it has for almost five decades violates the rights of the American people to have this legislation debated and amended through their elected officials.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is one of the most important pieces of legislation annually considered by Congress, authorizing the funding of our armed forces and setting forth the policies to ensure that our nation is secure. For nearly 50 years, both sides of the aisle and both houses of Congress have put partisanship aside to carefully consider the best way to ensure that our military has adequate resources and our citizens are safe.

This year, however, without warning or cause, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to allow for adequate debate or an open process for amending the legislation, breaking an important tradition that has been one of Congress’s few bright spots in recent years.
In the past decade, regardless of which party was in power, the NDAA has been considered in the Senate for an average of nine days with an average of 130 amendments considered each year. But this year, after just two days of considering the bill and voting on only two amendments, Reid filed a motion to end debate on the legislation and block any other senator, Republican or Democrat, from offering further amendments.
This is a dangerous and unnecessary new precedent to set when it comes to our national security. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I recognize the importance of giving this bill full and open consideration. It authorizes more than $600 billion in spending for the next year and enacts policies that touch every part of our national security apparatus. The NDAA identifies our security priorities, such as new and emerging threats, and ensures we have the resources to keep our service members safe.

Refusing to allow the normal debate process to work as it has for almost five decades violates the rights of the American people to have this legislation debated and amended through their elected officials.

I filed several amendments in November and co-sponsored others that, in previous years, would have received consideration. For example, the Due Process Guarantee Act, which I offered with Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein of California, is a bipartisan amendment that guarantees due process for American citizens. That measure passed by a supermajority, 67 votes, on this same authorization bill last year. With such overwhelming support, there is little reason why it could not be considered this year.

My colleagues had other amendments dealing with issues such as the National Security Agency, sanctions against Iran, and sexual assault in the military — all important issues that need to be addressed in this bill.

Much like the “nuclear option” change to Senate rules in November, Reid’s refusal to allow amendments to the NDAA this year serves no other purpose than to stymie the rights of the American people to have their voices heard on important legislation through their elected officials.
As a result, I cannot vote to support this legislation until my colleagues and I are allowed to debate and amend it in a way that respects the normal democratic processes that have worked well for almost 50 years. This bill is too important to the security of the United States, and to military communities like the one supporting Hill Air Force Base, to allow it to move through the Senate without due consideration.
I commend my colleagues in the House of Representatives, whose leadership carved out the appropriate amount of time in their schedule this summer to give this important legislation the consideration it deserves.

I would very much like to see a Defense Authorization bill pass annually that addresses the pressing concerns of our military and enacts policies that enhance our nation’s security and protects the lives of service men and women and their families. The only way to do this is through an open amendment process that allows all members of the Senate to participate and press legislation on behalf of their constituents. To do otherwise is harmful to both our armed services and the democratic institutions they are charged with protecting.
Mike Lee is a U.S. Senator from Utah and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.


http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...se-budget.html

While everyone was harping about Duck Dynasty... (h/t Libertarian Girl)

VIDEO: Mike Lee Explains Why Congress Must Stop Obama


Obama is marching around like a tyrant. He thinks the law he was elected to enforce and uphold does not apply to him or his gang of cronies. This is dangerous on at least two fronts: (1) Obama can continue on his lawless rampage and abuse his power to an even greater degree, and (2) it sets a terrifying precedent for all future administrations.
That is why it is so important to keep the Obama Administration in check. If we fail to stop him — or worse, do nothing — it sends him as well as any future president or representative a signal that the American people are fine with their government not abiding by the same laws they require us to follow. I know that I am not fine with that and I do not know a single person who is.
Thankfully, we have a few principled representatives who are fighting back and inspiring more and more people into action as well.

nsa video at link below (it is an ACLU commercial) imagine that!!!

We recently reported that Rep. Tom Price introduced a resolution that would prosecute Obama for operating well beyond the bounds of the Constitution. Thirty more congressmen have since joined him. The other day, a judge ruled against his use of “secret law” and proceeded to chastise him and his administration for their “cavalier attitude” about having to follow the law.
And now we have another liberty-loving, Tea Party favorite joining the fight. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) appeared on TPNN’s Punchline for an interview and did not mince words about the Obama Administration’s complete disregard for the Constitution. (I have posted the video for you at the end of this article.)

TPNN reports:

Senator Lee does not hold back as he talks about the lawlessness of President Obama. In speaking about the actions of Obama, Lee said, “The president acts without any check on his authority. The president is acting outside of his constitutional and statutory authority. Congress has got to do something about it because the courts are not in a position to do so.”

The two quickly shift gears to Obamacare. Lee began by saying that “it is tragic that we are in this position” and that he has “lost count of how many people” have told him they have lost their coverage, doctor, and/or job due to Obamacare. He continues, “My heart goes out to you — anyone out there who has suffered from this. I’m doing everything I can to try to protect the American people from the harmful effects of this law.”
Lee “refuses to fund” Obamacare — especially when the President is not interested in following the law himself:

All proponents of Obamacare, including and especially the mainstream media, would love for all of this discussion to be about the website. It’s not about the website. Look, the website is a huge problem. There’s no question about it. But it’s one of many, many problems and it is probably the most minor of the major problems that we face. I don’t know whether 20 years from now people are necessarily going to remember how rocky the unveiling, the unfolding of the website was. I don’t know. I don’t care.

But, what I do know is that they are not going to forget the fact that they lost access to their insurance plan that they’ve come to rely on. They are not going to forget how many people lost their jobs as a result of this law. They are not going to forget how many people lost access to important care providers. And they are not going to forget the fact that a lot of people with really significant ailments are probably going to lose access to the treatments that they need, that today they have been relying on.

Every day, more and more people are waking up to the problems our country faces and are taking action — from the grassroots to Washington, D.C. And, I have to say, it is really encouraging, especially when it seems like everything coming from the White House is so bleak; it is easy to feel like we are powerless to stop it, but that is exactly what they want. We absolutely cannot give up the fight for liberty. The future of freedom depends on it.
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