Some Good News? Trial By Jury

[risveglio]

This seems like something to be happy about

http://paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=645

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Of course if you are an USA citizen and one of your senators voted No, you may want to ask them why.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/s213

[johnf]

so I am hoping this was part of the discussion of the Ndaa, that brings up the possiblilty of changining it to support the constitution, or appealing it entirely.

[modwiz]

There appears to be very interesting winds blowing these days. Something new.

[Tony]

No more crazy bastards...sounds good!......sounds brilliant!

[conk]

I think they've just realized they were becoming a little too blantant about how they treat us slaves. They are withdrawing a little to preclude a total pitchfork revolution.

[risveglio]

Turns out this may not be good news even though I think they meant well. Should have known when McCain and Graham voted yes.

An alternative take on the NDAA 2013 vote in the Senate yesterday:

Turns out Rand Paul, Mike Lee, etc., and their efforts may gotten screwed anyway, no matter how courageous their battle.

Turns out the defect isn't in the wording of Feinstein Amendment, it's that the NDAA of 2013 actually expands the role of AUMF to detain American citizens and then limit their recourse to Article III courts.

This according to "Bruce Afran, a lawyer for the group of journalists and activists suing the government over the 2012 NDAA." (Our note: They sued on a narrow but important section of the NDAA, that is, Section 1021(b).)

http://www.businessinsider.com/ndaa-americans-indefinite-detention2012-11

I'm a bit confused.