I didn't see any threads on this.
So apparently today the Senate passed a new act which basically takes away the Bill of Rights. From what I've read, it basically declared America a "battleground", allows people to be locked up without trial, takes away freedom of speech to an extent, and even allows soldiers to torture/kill American citizens on our own land.
http://newsvoice.se/2011/12/02/us-senate-declares-the-entire-usa-to-be-a-battleground/
http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-...12-national-defense-act-is-terrifying-2011-12
These articles are most likely biased but still sounds kinda fucked up.
Not much about this has been on the news, and I can't really understand why.
Discuss?
So apparently today the Senate passed a new act which basically takes away the Bill of Rights. From what I've read, it basically declared America a "battleground", allows people to be locked up without trial, takes away freedom of speech to an extent, and even allows soldiers to torture/kill American citizens on our own land.
http://newsvoice.se/2011/12/02/us-senate-declares-the-entire-usa-to-be-a-battleground/
http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-...12-national-defense-act-is-terrifying-2011-12
These articles are most likely biased but still sounds kinda fucked up.
Not much about this has been on the news, and I can't really understand why.
Discuss?