In further developments, the White House apparently suggests that the President's ability to declare US citizens to be enemy combatants could circumvent the 'no US citizens in indefinite detention' restriction, though the White House apparently has pledged not to use this power:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57343287/wh-oks-military-detention-of-terrorism-suspects/ Let's be clear - it is totally unconstitutional to detain US citizens without trial. Whether this President or a future President decides to openly flout the law (as did FDR during WWII), it is still illegal and unconstitutional. If it happens and it ends well, maybe the public will forgive them. On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Robert Munn <cfmuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is 1032, it specifically says 1031 does not apply to US citizens. > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Eric Roberts < > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > >> >> Look at 1031... >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:32 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: fema camps and habeus corpus/posse comitatus >> >> >> http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1867es/pdf/BILLS-112s1867es.pdf >> >> The appropriate section is here: >> >> p426-432 >> Sec 1031-1032 >> >> In section 1032, p 430, the language reads: >> >> 1032.b (1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS.-The requirement to detain a person in >> military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the >> United States. >> >> So it seems pretty clear that in the final version of the bill (this >> version), this language does not apply to US citizens. >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 8:51 AM, PT <cft...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > * no more citizen detentions in the US * >> > >> > "You have won an all expenses paid trip overseas, courtesy of the U.S. >> > government!" >> > >> > 3 weeks later... >> > >> > "Has anyone heard from John?" >> > >> > =-p >> > >> > ----- >> > "Because I can lie beautiful true things into existence ..." >> > Neil Gaiman on Why I write. >> > >> > On 12/12/2011 10:30 AM, Robert Munn wrote: >> > > >> > > No more citizen detentions makes it much more likely to pass muster >> > > in >> > the >> > > courts. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:344674 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
