6 ms·
The Act is called "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012". Is this something that is passed every year? Could the indefinite detention clauses
by abjr 15y ago
The Act is called "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012". Is this something that is passed every year? Could the indefinite detention clauses be removed in the 2013 "version" ?
- ams6110 15y agoCertainly they could. How often does government give up a power like that though? Another possibility is that if used, the law could (and likely will) be challenged on constitutional grounds.