Nice to here from an awake Democrat, it seems that Democratic party favorite ACLU is the only voice that is disenting.


Here is the bottom line on the ACLU analysis published on 2/4:

... Finally, the white paper assumes a key conclusion: It takes as a given that the target of the strike will be a "senior operational leader of al-Qa'ida or an associated force of al-Qa'ida," and it reasons from that premise that judicial process is unnecessary. This is a little bit like assuming that the defendant is guilty and then asking whether it's useful to have a trial. Perhaps the white paper omits analysis that appears in the Justice Department's legal memos, but again the legal memos are, inexcusably, still secret.

My colleagues will have more to say about the white paper soon, but my initial reaction is that the paper only underscores the irresponsible extravagance of the government's central claim. Even if the Obama administration is convinced of its own fundamental trustworthiness, the power this white paper sets out will be available to every future president—and every "informed high-level official" (!)—in every future conflict. As I said to Isikoff, that's truly a chilling thought.

[link to www.aclu.org]

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Where are the Republicans? They are off in the background, showing off their true colors, bought with bribes and threats from TPTB, the globalists, the banksters.

Anybody who thinks that the Republican party is looking after your interests, it might be time to reassess that issue.

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Here is an update on the lawsuit blocking NDAA:

Military Arrest in Doubt as U.S. Fights Rookie Judge

Katherine Forrest, a federal judge appointed by President Barack Obama who less than a year later blocked a controversial military-detention law, will have that ruling tested as an appeals court considers the government’s claim that her decision would irreparably damage national security.
[link to www.businessweek.com]

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They are all one party, regardless of the name, and they are not our friends any more, if they ever were.