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Submission + - Senate Bill Allows Indefinite Imprisonment of Amer (blogcritics.org) 1

Kraftwerk writes: With little public warning Democrat leaders in the Senate are attempting to rush through a National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867) which includes controversial provisions which could open the door to authorizing the military to detain United States Citizens within the US and hold them indefinitely without charge or trial. They could even potentially face military justice instead of trial in a civilian court, with no regard for their Constitutionally protected rights.

Read more: http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/defense-bill-includes-authorization-for-indefinite/#ixzz1f72Bc2O4

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Comment RON PAUL (Score -1, Offtopic) 122

Ron Paul Moves Into Second Place in Iowa AND New Hampshire While Newt Gingrich attracts media attention as he moves up in national polls, Ron Paul is enjoying a surge of his own. The Texas congressman has moved into second place in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to two Bloomberg News polls released this week. [HERE and HERE] In Iowa, he sits one point behind Herman Cain with 19 percent support, according to a poll released Tuesday. And a poll released Wednesday shows him at 17 percent in New Hampshire, far behind Mitt Romney (who has 40 percent support) but six points ahead of the third place finisher, Gingrich. Paul's campaign has demonstrated organizational strength in his numerous straw poll victories. That ability to mobilize supporters could come into play on Jan. 3 in Iowa's caucuses.

Comment We don't have the money! (Score 0) 2247

All of these programs are good, or are good in spirit, but we simply don't have the money. We are nearing 200 billion dollars per month in deficit spending, that's 2.4 Trillion dollars per year, which we have to borrow and print to make up for. Would you get loans equal to 76% of your pay, per year to help your favorite charities?

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