This is one of the most dangerous and worrying laws that this administration has done so far. In summary, it legalizes torture. Wether you're a US citizen or not, you can be tortured without the right to habeas corpus or anything at all. In fact, you can just "disappear", like it happened in Latin American dictatorships.
Why legalize torture? One of the main reasons is so that the people responsible can't be taken to trial for war crimes since they will be operating, torturing, killing, and "disappearing" people from all over the globe under the cover of this law. And yes, it authorizes the government to do this to US citizens under the most basic suspicion of being involved with terrorists.
Guantanamo is not only for Iraquis any more.
I'd like to dedicate this thread to that guy who said in one of those poker threads that the US is not becoming a police state.
Here's the article:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbc...NION/610060323
And here's something your very own Benjamin Franklin said once:
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
Quite frankly, I'm devastated by this news. Sorry if it has been posted already. I just can't pick myself up after reading such a thing.