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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sen. John McCain wants to allow U.S. citizens to be arrested, held indefinitely

From: Examiner: Virginia Beach

Sen. John McCain wants to allow U.S. citizens to be arrested, held indefinitely
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-virginia-beach/sen-john-mccain-wants-to-allow-u-s-citizens-to-be-arrested-held-indefinitely



Last week, John McCain introduced a bill into the U.S. Senate which, if passed, would actually allow U.S. citizens to be arrested and detained indefinitely, all without Miranda rights or ever being charged with a crime.

The stated purpose of S. 3081 (The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act) reads: “To provide for the interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the United States, to establish certain limitations on the prosecution of such belligerents for such acts, and for
other purposes.”

The bill has nine co-sponsors including Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA).

Section 5 of S. 3081 states: . . . . .

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