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POPSSenate Moves To Allow Military To Intern Americans Indefinitely Without Trial
... provisions and replace them with a requirement for an orderly Congressional review of detention power. The Udall Amendment will make sure that the bill matches up with American values. In support of this harmful bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained that the bill will “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield” and people can be imprisoned without charge or trial “American citizen or not.” Another supporter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) also declared that the bill is needed because “America is part of the battlefield.” The solution is the Udall Amendment; a way for the Senate to say no to indefinite detention without charge or trial anywhere in the world where any president decides to use the military. Instead of simply going along with a bill that was drafted in secret and is being jammed through the Senate, the Udall Amendment deletes the provisions and sets up an orderly review of detention power. It tries to take the ...
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POPSTell the Senate NO to Indefinite Military Detention Urge your senators to vote YES on the Udall amendment to the Defense Authorization bill which would remove the harmful provisions from the bill and in their place, mandate a process for Congress to use an orderly process to consider whether any detention legislation is needed. Full form letter on the ACLU website http://bit.ly/tAUHEV https://secure.aclu.org Message * Subject: Dear Senator, I strongly urge you to vote yes on the Udall amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA). * Please personalize your message S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill Bill Text 112th Congress (2011-2012) S.1867.PCS http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.1867:
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