Detention Bill

A Detention Bill You Ought to Read More Carefully

Mar 5 2010, 3:40 PM ET
Why is the national security community treating the "Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010," introduced by Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman on Thursday as a standard proposal, as a simple response to the administration's choices in the aftermath of the Christmas Day bombing attempt? A close reading of the bill suggests it would allow the U.S. military to detain U.S. citizens without trial indefinitely in the U.S. based on suspected activity. Read the bill here, and then read the summarized points after the jump.................

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/03/a-detention-bill-you...