Protecting Constitutional Freedoms
I have grave concerns about the detainee provisions in the FY12 Defense Authorization Act and their potential impact on American citizens' constitutional freedoms and our ability to conduct effective counterterrorism operations. These provisions could potentially be used to put American citizens into indefinite detention without trial or due process. Even more troubling, these policies were not adequately considered - not a single hearing was held - and it should be noted that the Department of Defense (DOD) strongly objected to their passage. I could not support provisions that I believed would hurt our national security, so I filed amendments to the FY12 Defense Authorization Act to address the concerns of the DOD and members of the intelligence community. Read my op-ed with U.S. Rep. Adam Smith on this critical issue HERE.
If you have further questions about this or any other issue, please contact me with your concerns.
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