Sunday, January 1, 2012

Ndaa

  • On Jan. 1, numerous laws became effective with one being the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 1012 NDAA, H.R. 1540). The controversial NDAA may give future presidents authority to indefinitely detain U.S.
  • (Examiner)
  • HONOLULU, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama has signed a national defense bill into law while expressing many reservations about some of its provisions.
  • (United Press International)
  • President Obama signed a controversial military funding bill Saturday but vowed to interpret its measures regarding the treatment of detainees in ways that comport with his own judgment on how best to wage the fight against terrorists.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • There are many cases where I feel that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) fights to eliminate indiviudal rights as they tend to focus on rights of certain groups. Rarely, in fact, do I find myself on the same side as the ACLU.
  • (Examiner)
  • The fact that I support this bill as a whole does not mean I agree with everything in it.
  • (DAILY KOS)
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  • (CNN)
  • President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today, allowing indefinite detention to be codified into law.
  • (American Civil Liberties Union)
  • In his last official act of business in 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act from his vacation rental in Kailua, Hawaii.
  • (ABC News)
  • The controversial signing statement (see transcript below) is a smokscreen. Obama says he disagrees with the NDAA but he signs it into law.
  • (Axis of Logic)
  • Last week, the Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, which, along with the annual defense budget, included a section that President Barack Obama has threatened to veto if it comes to his desk intact.
  • (Washington Square News)

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