To All U.S. Senators and the House of Representatives
Vote NO! on Senate Bill 1867
http://www.infowars.com/senate-moves-to-allow-military-to-intern-americans-without-trial/
Section 1031 essentially repeals the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil.
Senate Bill 1867 is the precursor to a totalitarian state within America. A vote of “Yes” is a vote against law abiding citizens of West Virginia and the United States of America and their civil rights. One section of these provisions, section 1031, would be interpreted as allowing the military to capture and indefinitely detain American citizens on U.S. soil. Section 1031 essentially repeals the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil.
No matter what “good” can come out of this bill, allowing the military to provide police functions outside the scope of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1978, is by and large, setting the stage to allow our government to run “free will” and without due process toward the people that elect you to office.
If you support this bill, you are supporting a virtual perpetual motion machine to be established in Washington. An unstoppable force to trample on the rights of the people of the United States. The military must not be allowed to be used as a police force within the United States. It was never their intended goal. If this is allowed, at some point in the future, those in office can easily abuse this power and do away with even more rights of the people.
This isn’t coming from some conspiratorial nut job. This is coming from someone with strong ties to the community, a volunteer with the Lions Club, an IOOF brother and a lifelong volunteer fire fighter. I am well educated and have always been able to find a job, no matter what the job market was like. I served in the military. I am part of the strong stitching that makes up the fabric of America and I am shocked, appalled and extremely irritated that this could even be a consideration by our government.
Contrary to what some posters are implying, the bill DOES NOT exclude U.S. citizens:
Senate Bill 1867, Section 1032(b):
(b) Applicability to United States Citizens and Lawful Resident Aliens-
(1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS- The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States.
(2) LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS- The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to a lawful resident alien of the United States on the basis of conduct taking place within the United States, except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States.
Notice is says “Requirement”. That in itself DOES NOT EXCLUDE U.S. Citizens. That only means they’re not REQUIRED to detain U.S. citizens, however, it’s doesn’t say they cannot detain.
The deniers are trying heavily to stem the flow of information about this bill.
Under normal circumstances, this bill would fly by without a word being said. But due to the current climate within America, this bill is under scrutiny. Some have already said “This is the same as the reauthorization bill for the military that we see year after year.” And perhaps it is, however this time, the right people were reading the bill(s) and found out that the government is trying to hoo-doo the people.
Write to your Congressmen and let them know we’re against this!
/CF