Fascism Has No Chance in America

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich) speaking in the Senate, recorded by CSPAN:

And I'm wondering whether the senator is familiar with the fact that the language, the language which precluded the application of section 1031 to American citizens was in the bill that we originally approved in the Armed Services Committee, and the administration asked us to remove the language which says that US citizens and lawful residents would not be subject to this section?

Petition on WhiteHouse.gov:

We petition the Obama administration to:
Explain why you requested Citizens included in NDAA 1031 imprisonment without trial, as confirmed on C-SPAN

In a startling and heartwarming display of courage and moxy people all over America actually raised their eyebrows for a minute or so last week at the announcement of the coming indefinite detention of Americans section of the 2012 NDAA.

There were unsubstantiated rumors that the Peoria Journal Star newspaper received a panicked call from a local man reporting that a woman in his neighborhood lost control and dropped her nail file on hearing the news, but that after a hurried conference with an unnamed Homeland Security official the Star's editor declined to run the story out of concern that public order might break down in the city.

Fascism obviously has no chance in America. No chance.

People are fighters. They don't just roll over for travesties like this. In some places they even put the words "Live Free or Die" on their license plates. And they raise their eyebrows for a minute. Before changing the channel.

They are secure in the knowledge that Obama will veto the 862 page 2012 National Defense Authorization Act rather than sign indefinite detention of Americans into law creating the most powerful fascist state in history. No way are Americans getting down on their knees for this. They'll change the channel before they'll do that.

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