civil liberties issues

The UK is going to implement emergency legislation to allow police and security services to access telephone and internet records. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28237111 The usual canard of "protecting us from terrorists" is being used to justify this and to justify the fact that...

Hi I have heard a lot from extreme lefties about this bill and that it means we are one step closer to a police state, it's a huge violation of human rights, and plenty of what appears to be FUD. I am no expert at this, and just would like a sober interpretation of what it means to us Americans...

another step towards a police state. http://nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/obama-signs-defense-authorization-bill-20111231 President Obama signed on Saturday the defense authorization bill, formally ending weeks of heated debate in Congress and intense lobbying by the administration to...

Hello there! I'm a Finnish guy who'd like to better understand a recent development I read about USA politics. http://www.salon.com/2011/12/15/obama_to_sign_indefinite_detention_bill_into_law/singleton/ The bolded part is what, as a foreigner, concerns me the most. I'm not sure what to make...

I was reading some griping about this and that on other forums about the NDAA; mostly claims about throwing Americans in prison indefinitely when they are suspected of terrorism. I read about the 2012 version of the bill here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act I...