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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Protest Against Provisions in National Defense Authorization Act

The article here tells a good deal about what is necessary to preserve civil liberties as President Obama signed into law provisions which appear to make it possible for the government to use a legal fig leaf to arrest and detain U.S. citizens without due process under the guise of fighting "terrorism."

If you are first learning of this act and its apparently heinous provisions, this article is an excellent introduction to the issue.



http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/01/03/occupy-wall-street-condemns-the-ndaa/

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