Amendment Introduced to Ban Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens
By Jeralyn, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Wed Nov 28, 2012 at 09:52:35 PM EST
Tags: indefinite detention, NDAA (all tags)
Posted on Wed Nov 28, 2012 at 09:52:35 PM EST
Tags: indefinite detention, NDAA (all tags)
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced an Amendment to the NDAA that would ban indefinite detention of U.S. citizens.
The language of the amendment assures that no authorization to use military force, war declaration or any similar authority would allow an American apprehended in the United States to be held without charge or trial.
Co-sponsors include Senators Paul (R-Ky.), Coons (D-Del.), Collins (R-Maine), Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Kirk (D-Ill.), Tester (D-Mont.), Johnson (D-S.D.), Sanders (I-Vt.), Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Baucus (D-Mont.) and Heller (R-Nev.)
The 668 page NDAA bill for 2013 is S. 3254, available here.
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