House Vote On Passage: H.R. 1540

[Nbadan]

Martial law, military rule, no Habeas corpus....what's not to love about this bill? Who cares,.....NBA is starting...

Bringing the ‘War on Terror’ Home

U.S. intelligence says the terror threat from al-Qaeda is receding, but Congress keeps on expanding the scope of this “war” so as not to look “weak on terror,” now adding new military powers that could be used against American citizens, writes ex-FBI agent Coleen Rowley.

By Coleen Rowley
ConsortiumNews.com
December 4, 2011

The political, military industrial, corporate class in Washington DC continues to re-make our Cons utional Republic into a powerful, unaccountable Military Empire.

The U.S. Senate has just voted 93 to 7 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012, which allows the military to operate domestically within the borders of the United States and to possibly (or most probably) detain U.S. citizens without trial.

Forget that the ACLU called it “an historic threat to American citizens,” this bill is so dangerous not only to our rights but to our country’s security that it was criticized by the Directors of the FBI and the CIA, the Director of National Intelligence and the U.S. Defense Secretary!

For the first time in our history, if this Act is not vetoed, American citizens may not be guaranteed their Article III right to trial. The government would be able to decide who gets an old-fashioned trial (along with right to attorney and right against self-incrimination) and who gets detained without due process and put into a modern legal limbo.

CONTINUED...

http://consortiumnews.com/2011/12/04/bringing-the-war-o... /


How Texas voted

Texas
Aye TX-1 Gohmert, Louis [R]
Aye TX-2 Poe, Ted [R]
Aye TX-3 Johnson, Samuel [R]
Aye TX-4 Hall, Ralph [R]
Aye TX-5 Hensarling, Jeb [R]
Aye TX-6 Barton, Joe [R]
Aye TX-7 Culberson, John [R]
Aye TX-8 Brady, Kevin [R]
Aye TX-9 Green, Al [D]
Aye TX-10 McCaul, Michael [R]
Aye TX-11 Conaway, K. [R]
Aye TX-12 Granger, Kay [R]
Aye TX-13 Thornberry, William [R]
No TX-14 Paul, Ronald [R]
Aye TX-15 Hinojosa, Rubén [D]
Aye TX-16 Reyes, Silvestre [D]
Aye TX-17 Flores, Bill [R]
Aye TX-18 Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D]
Aye TX-19 Neugebauer, Randy [R]
Aye TX-20 Gonzalez, Charles [D]
Aye TX-21 Smith, Lamar [R]
Aye TX-22 Olson, Pete [R]
Aye TX-23 Canseco, Francisco [R]
Aye TX-24 Marchant, Kenny [R]
Aye TX-25 Doggett, Lloyd [D]
Aye TX-26 Burgess, Michael [R]
Aye TX-27 Farenthold, Blake [R]
Aye TX-28 Cuellar, Henry [D]
Aye TX-29 Green, Raymond [D]
Aye TX-30 Johnson, Eddie [D]
Aye TX-31 Carter, John [R]
Aye TX-32 Sessions, Peter [R]



Status:
Introduced Apr 14, 2011
Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments
Reported by Committee May 11, 2011
Amendments (48 proposed) View Amendments
Passed House May 26, 2011
Passed Senate Dec 1, 2011
Differences Resolved ...
Signed by President ...

House Vote On Passage: H.R. 1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

[Wild Cobra]

You forgot the amendment in there that means they cannot do to citizens what is not already authorized. Now the house has to vote on their changes. If the house makes changes, the senate has to vote again. Obama can veto.

Fat chance this will be as you fear-monger about.

[Wild Cobra]

Propaganda Dan...

You should really research your facts before believing what some lying liberal rag says. From the section that authorized detainment until hostilities end:

(e) AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect existing law or authorities, relating to
the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident
aliens of the United States or any other persons who are
captured or arrested in the United States.

Now if there is something I'm wrong about, please point it out. Here is the most current form of the pending legislation:

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012