Michigan attempts to Nullify NDAA indefininate Dention

[TheTman]

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder just signed a bill that would prohibit any local or state officials from helping in the NDAA's provision that allows the feds to hold US citizens for an indefinite period of time, with no phone calls or contact with the outside world.


From benswann.com at http://benswann.com/breaking-michiga...ite-detention/

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) signed into law yesterday SB0094. The bill attempts to nullify Section 1021 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Michigan joins other states who have sought to nullify the NDAA’s controversial indefinite detention clause.
SB0094 sponsor Michigan Senator Rick Jones (R) told us:
“Historically Michigan first asserted 10th Amendment rights in 1855 when we passed a law to block the Fugitive Slave Act. I thought of this great history as I pushed the bill to nullify the NDAA. No US citizen should have to fear being thrown into jail or prison without charges. I got support from both sides of the political spectrum. With the Governor’s signature, Michigan states no local police, state police, sheriff or Michigan National Guard will assist the feds with holding a US citizen without Habeas Corpus.”
Senate Bill No. 94 reads:

• AN ACT to prohibit any agency of this state, any political subdivision of this state, any employee of any agency of this state or any political subdivision of this state, or any member of the Michigan national guard from assisting an agency of the armed forces of the United States in the investigation, prosecution, or detainment of any citizen of the United States under certain circumstances.
• No agency of this state, no political subdivision of this state, no employee of an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state acting in his or her official capacity, and no member of the Michigan national guard on active state service shall aid an agency of the armed forces of the United States in any investigation, prosecution, or detention of any person pursuant to section 1021 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012, if such aid would place that state agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the Michigan national guard in violation of the United States constitution, the state constitution of 1963, or any law of this state… (Read the rest of the bill at: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/docume...3-SNB-0094.htm )

According to Tenth Amendment Center national communications director Mike Maharrey:

“This is a great step forward in protecting the basic due process rights of people in Michigan and gives activists there something to build on. Moving forward, I would love to see the Michigan legislature expand the policy in two ways. First, I would like to see it include protection for all people, not just U.S. citizens. After all, every person has a right to basic due process, no matter who they are or where they are from. Second, I would like to see a bill expanding the ban on cooperation to any future federal law or regulation that purports to allow indefinite detention. No federal act can justify kidnapping. None.”

Read more: http://benswann.com/breaking-michiga...#ixzz2p0PE2il1

I hope other states get on board with this, as some already have. There is no reason short of spying for the enemy or selling them Secret Documents or actively engaging in acts of sedition, that would warrant this type of detention. I think Obama is already guilty of sedition, and should be locked away indefinitely under his own law or at least has his signature on it. (Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution)

[muggsy]

+1 Now that's a breath of fresh air.

[Bawanna]

Ok you two. Get a room.

[Longitude Zero]

Fortunately this only applies to US Citizens. Illegals and those here without papers cannot benefit from this. GOOD!

[knkali]

I don't get it.....while good on paper, it means nothing in reality. Am I missing something? Oh the sentiment is a great one but lacks any teeth.

[leftysixty]

I would guess that this would mean that the Feds would not be able to house those prisoners in any local or state facilties

[JERRY]

sadly this seems to be the only state to make this move.

[muggsy]

Ok you two. Get a room.

Don't get me started, Bawanna.

[TheTman]

It means that the Feds can't use State personnel or facilities for NDAA detention purposes. Knkali is probably right, looks good on paper, but probably won't accomplish a lot. They should have added a provision that State personnel will actively defend citizens of that state from being kidnapped by the DHS, FBI, or whomever. As long as they have committed no crime. If it's some criminal they are after, then I don't see any reason not to help, as long as the alleged criminal retains his rights to an attorney and a fair trial and so forth. That's assuming that not all the suspects they go after are guilty. A lot of mistakes have been made over the years, innocent people have been imprisoned for years, and even put to death, only to be cleared by DNA evidence, or someone else admitting to the crime with knowledge of details of the crime never made public.