The FY 13 NDAA Keeps Terrorists Off U.S. Soil without Compromising Civil Liberties

By: RedState Insider (Diary)  |  May 15th at 09:00 PM  | 

Guest post from Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Jeff Landry, and Rep. Scott Rigell This week, the House will fulfill our most important constitutional duty by debating the FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In accordance with the framer’s intent, this act is the primary check that Congress can apply to the Executive Branch on defense and national security policy. Last year, constitutional conservatives raised | Read More »

The Truth about the New Detainee Policy

By: Rep. Justin Amash (Diary)  |  December 17th at 09:30 AM  | 

From the diaries… On Thursday, Congress gave the President sweeping new power to detain American citizens indefinitely, without charge or trial.  A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) empowers the President to detain anyone who “substantially supported” groups he determines are “associated forces” of terrorists. The provision at issue, sec. 1021, was tucked into an 1800-page conference report that was shuttled through Congress | Read More »