On March 4, 2010, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced a bill on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Known as S.3081 – Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010, this bill defines a process in which American citizens who are merely suspected of seeking to cause harm to any government asset or civilian target can be arrested. If enacted, this will would allow the government to seize and detain indefinitely anyone that fits the criteria - as broad and far-reaching as that may be. Suspects ("High Value Detainees") would not be given Miranda Rights privileges and would not even have to be charged with a crime!
There are five reasons why anyone could be detained under this bill - including "such other matters that the President considers appropriate." Kinda makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, doesn't it??? -given the man we have as the POTUS. While this Bill is doubtless being sold as a way to combat "terrorism," is it conceivable that, if enacted, BHO could turn this law against anyone with a "Don't Tread On Me" flag???? Just sayin'....
Ironically, one of co-sponsors of S.3081 is none other that newly elected Sen. Scott Brown, "Tea Party" candidate from Massachusetts.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
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This goes right along with the Executive branch being able to kill American citizens abroad without due process. I commented about this on this site a while ago. They may be bad people but they are Americans and have the right to a trial before they get the death penalty. BHO thinks he is the king and can impose the death penalty on an American without due proccess already so this bill shows you what type of people McCain and the others are. NO regard for the Constitution and NO regard for the American citizens. Therefore they are not re-electable. Hell the administration is already giving reserved rights to enemy combatants and now they want to take them from the American citizens. We will wake up to a place where no one bats an eye if you do not wake up. Listen to Ron Paul on the subject. If you value the Constitution then you should be against this greased slope even if the citizen in question is the worst person known to man. Get him, try him, then sentence him.
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