To: President Donald Trump and The United States Senate
Protest NDAA 2012
We vigorously protest the NDAA of 2012 . This law deprives US citizens of their constitutionally guaranteed right of due process. This is an outrage that must be reversed.
Why is this important?
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 into law on 31 Dec. 2011 . This law codifies the practice that begun under Pres. Bush that allows the military to detain an American citizen indefinitely, without charge or trial, if they are a "suspected" terrorist. This takes away the constitutional right of due process. Although Obama issued a signing statement when he signed the act into law, the statement that he will not misuse this authority is not persuasive and is not binding on future presidents. This is an outrage that needs to be vigorously protested!