Thursday, September 13, 2012

Huffington Post: Indefinite Detention Ruling Backed By Civil Liberties Groups

Hopefully President Obama will instruct the federal Justice Department to accept this ruling and STAND DOWN!

Dang good news on the American civil liberties front, as HuffPo announces that a NY Federal District Court Judge has ruled to strike down the "indefinite detention" provision of the federal National Defense Authorization Act of 2012!
"Today is a day to celebrate," one of the plaintiffs, Tangerine Bolen, said in a statement after the ruling. "After eleven years of witnessing a radical departure from democracy and fundamental civil liberties and towards increased authoritarianism -- all under the guise of the war on terror -- we have a ray of hope and reason to keep the faith."

Next stop... the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals?

Hopefully President Obama will instruct the federal Justice Department to accept this pro-individual liberty ruling and simply STAND DOWN!

1 comment:

Danny said...

I hadn't heard this but I am heartened by this ruling.

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