Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare blog reports that a source sent him a copy of an e-mail “apparently from Senator Rand Paul’s office” meant for Republican Senate legislative directors regarding an amendment Paul may propose to this year’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). According to the text of the e-mail, the Paul amendment would curtail the president’s power to indefinitely detain American citizens granted under provisions of last year’s law.
Below is the content of the e-mail as published on Lawfare:
From: Henderson, William (Paul)
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 4:54 PM
Subject: Paul amendment to DOD Authorization
GOP LD’s,
It is my understanding that some or all of your offices are being whipped on whether your boss would support a Paul amendment to DOD Authorization concerning the detention of US citizens apprehended on US soil and held by the US military. The proposed text of the amendment is below for your convenience. As your boss is considering the amendment, I wanted to point out that the language of the amendment is derived from the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution (http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html), and we would ask that your boss support the 6th Amendment rights of American citizens.
Text of proposed Paul amendment:
A citizen of the United States captured or arrested in the United States and detained by the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence (sic).
Read more at The New American. By Joe Wolverton II, J.D.
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The so called “NDAA” means nothing to me because b.o. is not my president or anyone else’s president….he is a illegal citizen….just like all the others he has let in and giving our money to. Now he wants us to pay more in taxes so he can keep on giving ! I for one say “enough is enough” ! I have no more money even for myself !
All his “laws” mean nothing.
We have Senator John (RINO) McCain to thank for the NDAA that he co-authored. One would think that him having spent 6-7 years in prison would understand why theNDAA should never have been put into a Bill by him and his Democrat buddy and Senator Lavine, but then again, knowing how terrible of a time he had as a prisoner,that might be exactly why he co-authored the NDAA in the first place, misery loves company.
I was under the impression that a Federal Judge ruled the NDAA to be unconstitutional, so why would Rand Paul be spending any of his time trying to revise it?
When and where did a Federal Judge ruled the NDAA to be unconstitutional !?!? Can you find it again ?
John McCain should have left office 20 years ago ! Why do we have to put up with these stupid people !
NO ONE should be able to vote unless they own property, pay taxes, are over 21 years old, and show a I.D. !!!
And this is a big one…..SPEAK ENGLISH !!
Speedy and public trial? Oh really! And how long has that been in our Constitution? Would you believe over 200 years? And how long have we been waiting for domestic terrorist/murderer Nadal Hasan to be brought to trial? Would you believe over 2 years! Laws mean nothing in this country if the ruling class decides its not to their benefit. This amendment is meaningless. The nation is in the grip of tyranny and lawlessness at the highest level. The oath given to all ruling class members that they will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States is a farce. The joker sitting in the “oval orifice” is himself the epitome of unconstitutionality and lawlessness. Was or is anything being done about it? Of course not. Will anything ever be done about it. Of course not. Case dismissed! Congress dismissed! Government of, by and for the people dismissed! We might as well get ourselves a prayer rug and kneel submissively imitating good little Muslims and making sure to point our heads toward Washington.
Molown labe.