Ron Paul: Defense Bill Establishes Martial Law In America
Congressman condemns “bold, arrogant, dangerous” move to intern Americans without trial
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Top tier presidential candidate Ron Paul has decried the ‘indefinite detention’ provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, warning that it represents an arrogant, bold and dangerous attempt to establish martial law in America.
Speaking with the Alex Jones Show today, Congressman Paul went on the offensive against the bill, which is set to be signed into law by President Obama later this week.
Section 1031 of the NDAA bill, which itself defines the entirety of the United States as a “battlefield,” allows American citizens to be snatched from the streets, carted off to a foreign detention camp and held indefinitely without trial. The bill states that “any person who has committed a belligerent act” faces indefinite detention, but no trial or evidence has to be presented, the White House merely needs to make the accusation.
Paul said he saw significance in “the announcement and the arrogance of it all,” making reference to the Obama administration’s claim that it can now assassinate American citizens anywhere in the world and noting that the passage of the NDAA bill is an effort to codify the policy into law.
“This is a giant step – this should be the biggest news going right now – literally legalizing martial law,” said Paul, noting that the subject did not come up at all in any of the Republican debates.
The Congressman also decried the “arrogance” of an attempt to push through via a voice vote an amendment that would have still authorized indefinite detention even if a detainee was found innocent after a trial. The amendment was narrowly defeated by his son, Senator Rand Paul.
“This is big,” emphasized Paul, adding “This step where they can literally arrest American citizens and put them away without trial….is arrogant and bold and dangerous.”
Despite speculation that the Obama administration would veto the bill, it emerged yesterday that it was the White House itself which worked to remove language from the bill that would have protected American citizens from indefinite detention under Section 1031.
The administration has been working with lawmakers to alter a separate provision, Section 1032, which pertains to the military being required to take custody of individuals.
With the administration’s concerns over Section 1032 now largely resolved, a revised and final version of the bill could be signed into law before the end of the week.
“The conferees said they plan to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote as soon as Wednesday afternoon and to the Senate soon thereafter,” reports Politico.
Despite the revisions, the bill still contains language that allows Americans to be detained without trial at a detention center anywhere in the world.
Republican Congressman Justin Amash has again warned that lawmakers are attempting to mislead the American people by claiming U.S. citizens are exempt from the most dangerous provisions of the bill.
“Pres. Obama and many Members of Congress believe the President ALREADY has the authority the bill grants him. Legally, of course, he does not. This language was inserted to keep proponents and opponents of the bill appeased, while permitting the President to assert that the improper power he has claimed all along is now in statute,” writes Amash.
“They will say that American citizens are specifically exempted under the following language in Sec. 1032: “The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States. Don’t be fooled. All this says is that the President is not REQUIRED to indefinitely detain American citizens without charge or trial. It still PERMITS him to do so,” warns the Congressman.
Amash is encouraging Americans to contact their representatives and sign a petition expressing their opposition to the NDAA bill, calling it “one of the most anti-liberty pieces of legislation of our lifetime.”
Click here to listen to the interview with Ron Paul in full.
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Of the international groups of individuals which have been educated in the USA, who poses the greatest risk to our engineered infrastructure (i.e.), nuclear power plants, the electrical grid, water distribution and reclamation, dams, information technology, etc. – JOE SIX PACK or, Iranians!
America has been educating Iranians at our top ivy league universities (universities where six pack Joe can’t afford to go) through grants and loans enabling them to reach very high levels of doctorate education, and rather than sending these folks back to Iran like should have been done, the USA gave these folks citizenship and put them to work in our most sophisticated engineered infrastructure. This bill is critical as a stop gap because if we attack their homeland along with Israel, they could create massive problems in cities, towns, and states all over America. The only way to suppress the problem is to intern the potential problem – it’s not a great plan – but either is cascading electrical blackouts, dams opening and releasing the water, and planes falling out of the skies because of a virus.
For those that want to re-elect Obama; wake the hell up.
This bill is one of the desperate attempts by the descending shadow elite. It’s not going to be enforced. Check out the stories coming out from branches of US military everywhere, soldiers flatly refusing to follow this order, laying down their weapons,etc.
Things do look dark. They always do before the light dawns.