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Originally posted by ShatteredSkies
I'm not too worried about it because I follow the law so I shouldn't have anything to worry about.
This law to me really won't affect anyone, just stay out of trouble, if you want to be heard than use civil disobediance, don't be a radical as laws like these are supposed to target. There is a fine line between being heard and making yourself a target.
It has come to my attention recently that there is a possibility that the Bill HR 6166 Military Commissions Act of 2006, CANNOT BE LAW!
According to the US constitution Article I Section 7 subsection 2 (near the end of the paragraph.)
“…If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.”
The bill was voted on Sept. 28, 2006 and the congress adjourned Fri Sept 29 2006, and Bush signed the bill “in to law” Oct. 17 2006. Subtracting the 3 Sundays; it took Bush 16 days to sign the bill. Well over the 10 days.
Originally posted by ShatteredSkies
don't be a radical as laws like these are supposed to target.
Originally posted by LoneGunMan
Originally posted by ShatteredSkies
don't be a radical as laws like these are supposed to target.
You mean like our founding fathers? Dont be a radical or I will call the Groupenkommander of der Waffen-SS!
Originally posted by LoneGunMan
Speaking of Nazi, here is an image from google earth of a building on an American naval base.
Nothing to see here folks, move along...
Edit to reply to Marg: God I sure hope not Marg....
[edit on 19-10-2006 by LoneGunMan]
Originally posted by etshrtslr
If that picture is real it cant be mere coincidence that the us military has a building shaped like a swastika.
Originally posted by Halfofone
Military Commissions Act NOT A LAW!
It seams that the bill is in fact a pocket veto.
I'm sure it will be enforced anyway.
It has come to my attention recently that there is a possibility that the Bill HR 6166 Military Commissions Act of 2006, CANNOT BE LAW!
According to the US constitution Article I Section 7 subsection 2 (near the end of the paragraph.)
“…If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.”
The bill was voted on Sept. 28, 2006 and the congress adjourned Fri Sept 29 2006, and Bush signed the bill “in to law” Oct. 17 2006. Subtracting the 3 Sundays; it took Bush 16 days to sign the bill. Well over the 10 days.
Originally posted by ShatteredSkies
What's with all the Nazis references? Can't get enough of them I suppose.
Anyways, unlike you LoneGunMan, if it meant that 100 guilty men went free instead of 1 innocent man going to prison, I would tell that innocent guy to pick a fight with the biggest guy he sees because I'm sticking him right in there.
In no way would I ever advocated putting the lives of other people in danger so that one innocent man doesn't get to go to jail, is it a bad thing that this happens? Yes. Does it happen anyway? Yes. Will we ever be able to stop it? Probably not. That's the way things are, so why should we endanger the lives of hundreds of other people for innocent person?
Shattered OUT...
Anyways, unlike you LoneGunMan, if it meant that 100 guilty men went free instead of 1 innocent man going to prison, I would tell that innocent guy to pick a fight with the biggest guy he sees because I'm sticking him right in there.
Originally posted by darkbluesky
We have our problems, but lets keep everything in perspective.