I find Rep. Allen West to be much more believable than Alex Jones or Ron Paul.
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I find Rep. Allen West to be much more believable than Alex Jones or Ron Paul.
That says it pretty plainly, Lew. It makes you wonder how so many people could have gotten it “wrong”. Maybe they didn’t read it.
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I like Allen but he has an axe to grind too. I wouldn’t take anyone’s pronouncements as gospel without independent research. It does seem that the language he cites applies only to Section 1082, not 1081 detentions.
You can read more third-party opinion here:
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/12/ndaa-faq-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ (right)
http://verdict.justia.com/2012/01/02/the-ndaa-explained (left)
Whether or not NDAA 2012 expands the previous authority already claimed by both Bush and Obama, citizens are correct to be concerned. Remember the “military exclusion zone” that was used as an excuse to lock up even second and third-generation US citizens merely because they were of Japanese ancestry?
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Unfortunately when you have conflicting subsections (which are usually put into legal documents deliberately) you can make the legal argument that one subsection holds more weight than the other. This is done to help the more powerful party, which the subsection favors, argue that they are within their rights to execute the law as they see it, tying up the legal determination process for many years after the questionable action has been executed, thus allowing said party to absolve itself of responsibility and potential liability. It doesn’t always work but often enough to be regularly practiced.
West is a fine man, I’ve met him and looked in his eyes. He’s a man of his convictions. Unfortunately, I believe he may not understand this portion of legalese.
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