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ACLU trashes Obama over indefinite detention and torture act

Saturday, January 7, 2012

ACLU trashes Obama over indefinite detention and torture act

 “He will forever be known as the president who signed indefinite detention without charge or trial into law.”
These harsh words come courtesy of the executive director of the ACLU, formerly a supporter of the president but also just one of the many dissenters who have since have grown disillusioned with an administration tarnished by unfulfilled campaign promises and continuous constitutional violations.

When he signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve, President Barack Obama said that he had his reservations over the controversial legislation that will allow for the indefinite detention of Americans..... MORE

SourceRT.com

URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/obama-detention-ndaa-aclu-303/

1 comment

Jesusa Bernardo said...

oh dear, you've been had, citizens of the bald eagle empire! hindi pa kayo nag.isip kasi kung bakit at paano kinatay ng inyong bansa ang isang malaya, maayos, human.indicators.very.healthy na libya. mga wala kasi kayong pakialam sa mga ibang lahing kinakatay ng militar ninyo for over a century. o sige, kayo na ang bibiktimahin this time around. :)

"If you ask many, though, that legacy has been tarnished by the NDAA.

“Our Founders were fearful of the military — and they purposely created a system of checks and balances to ensure we did not become a country under military rule,” Minnesota Senator Al Franken wrote of the bill on Huffington Post. Franken, a Democrat along with Obama, said he had agreed with parts of the bill but the controversial provisions alone were reason for him not to sign it."

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