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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>This is a joke. Right?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>w.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=thansen@moscow.com
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:31 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] It's Like They Never Heard of the Constitution
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<DIV>Courtesy of AllGov at:</DIV>
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id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblCaption class=oficialAbout2>Sen. John McCain and
Sen. Carl Levin</SPAN></DIV></DIV><SPAN
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legislation being considered in the U.S. Senate would expand the military’s
power to go after any terrorism suspect, including American citizens, anywhere
in the world—including within the United States—and confine them indefinitely
without being charged or tried.</DIV>
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1867, referred to as the National Defense Authorization Act bill, was drafted in
secret by Senators Carl Levin (D-Michigan) and John McCain (R-Arizona) and was
scheduled for a vote by the full Senate on Tuesday.</DIV>
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on both the right and left have expressed concerns about the bill, including the
American Civil Liberties Union and Republican presidential candidate Ron
Paul.</DIV>
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Mark Udall (D-Colorado) has introduced an amendment to S. 1867 that would
“delete the harmful provisions and replace them with a requirement for an
orderly Congressional review of detention power,” according to the ACLU. “The
Udall Amendment will make sure that the bill matches up with American
values.”</DIV>
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provision has also drawn the ire of high-ranking officials in the executive
branch who see it as a usurpation of power by the military. FBI Director Robert
Mueller wrote a letter to members of Congress raising his own concerns and
stating that “The legislation ... will inhibit our ability to convince covered
arrestees to cooperate immediately, and provide critical intelligence.”
President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the bill.</DIV>
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and McCain have defended their measure by saying that it includes a waiver that
allows U.S. administrations to “hold these al Qaeda detainees in civilian
custody if it determines that would best serve national security.”</DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span><B>S.1867 -- National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012</B></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Seeya round town, Moscow.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Hansen</DIV>
<DIV>Moscow, Idaho</DIV>
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<DIV>"If not us, who?</DIV>
<DIV>If not now, when?"</DIV>
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<DIV>- Unknown</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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