HARRISBURG, Pa. (March 17, 2016) – A bill recently introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate would take a step toward nullifying indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) or any other federal act. Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) introduced Senate Bill 1150 (SB1150) earlier this month. The legislation would prohibit the Commonwealth, its…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 16, 2016) – Today, an Arizona House committee passed a bill that would take a big step toward rejecting indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012, and other federal laws which claim to authorize using the laws of war domestically. Introduced by State Sen. Judy Burges, Senate Bill 1437 (SB1437) declares any attempts to use…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 29, 2016) – Today, the Arizona Senate passed a bill that would take a big step toward nullifying indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012, and other federal laws which claim to authorize using the laws of war domestically. Introduced by State Sen. Judy Burges, Senate Bill 1437 (SB1437) declares any attempts…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 15, 2016) – A bill that would take a step toward nullifying indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012, or any other federal law which might claim to authorize the same, passed an important, and final, Senate committee today. Introduced by State Sen. Judy Burges, Senate Bill 1437 (SB1437) would ban the…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 9, 2016) – A bill that would take a step toward nullifying indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012, or any other federal law which might claim to authorize the same, passed an important Senate committee today. Introduced by State Sen. Judy Burges, Senate Bill 1437 (SB1437) would ban the state of…
With the recent decision by the Supreme Court not to even hear the case against the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA, I have to ask a familiar question to the majority of people who still value the Constitution: are you ready to take the responsibility to defend our governmental charter? We have the power;…
NDAA indefinite detention powers rermain in full effect after the Supreme Court refused to even listen to the Hedges v. Obama case challenging their constitutionality. What was the Court’s rationale? It said that the plaintiffs did not show “a sufficient threat that the government will detain them.” Never mind the vague terminology in the NDAA…
STATEMENT FROM PEOPLE AGAINST THE NDAA BOWLING GREEN – On September 12th, 2012, Federal District Judge Katherine B. Forrest issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of Section 1021 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. In July 2013, the 2nd Circuit ruled the plaintiffs did not have standing to challenge that law. Monday, the Supreme Court put the final…
On Jan. 8, HB1279 was introduced to stop state-level compliance with the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA in New Hampshire (learn about it here). It was passed through the house and has since been referred to the Senate Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs Committee. STATUS: HB1279 is slated to be heard by the…
On Mar. 21, SF2854 was introduced to start the process of protecting Minnesota residents from the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA. (learn more about it here) It was promptly referred to the Judiciary Committee where it will need to pass by a majority vote before the full Senate can consider it. YOUR ACTION IS…