The Obama Administration asked the Armed Services Committee to ensure that the National Defense Authorization Act would allow for the indefinite detention of US citizens, then when national outrage arose he promised to veto the bill because of the very section he requested, according to Senator Carl Levin.
I’m not sure this commentary is entirely accurate. Yes, Obama promised to veto the bill in response to the very same section that contains a provision that he promoted. But that isn’t because of the outrage that has resulted from Section 1032’s obvious affront to American citizens’ Constitutional rights; the Obama administration instead protests the fact that it would restrict its powers too much. In other words, if the section were to be revised in looser terms but still containing the part that allows American citizens to be detained indefinitely without trial, it seems that the administration would have no issue with its passing, despite all this national outrage.
Thank you for the (depressing, sad, terrible) correction. I just don’t understand how anyone can vote for Obama in good conscience.
