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Originally Posted by raymor
Also useful information, thank you. So if I'm reading that right, if the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Director of National Intelligence all three agree and submit the petition to congress, someone in the US could be arrested. That's probably good that all three of them have to sign off on an array AND submit each to congress.
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The scary part: do they only have to sign off once and that's it, all Americans, at anytime, can now be detained indefinitely by the military? It doesn't say, and if it's a bill with such power, I think it should clarify such things. I'm sure that's what draws the most concern from people, is the lack of specifics and the wording which could lead to a massive abuse of power.
Here is a link to the pdf of the bill:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-1...12s1867pcs.pdf
It's 682 pages long. The parts that are of concern in this matter begin on page 359. Sec 1031, 1032, and 1033. Page 359 is the beginning of Sec 1031.
If you really read and make note of which sections and paragraphs apply to other sections and paragraphs you may be able to understand the document and why people are so concerned. It also apparently draws regulations from other documents, which are referenced, and makes it even more challenging to truly understand.