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This letter was sent by OpenCongress user shanedufour on February 20, 2012 in opposition to S.1867 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. Privacy setting: PUBLIC
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S.1867 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Maine. I oppose S.1867 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. The reason I oppose this legislation is because text in this legislation allows the for the indefinite detention of American Citizens by the military without due process. Essentially this legislation is in direct conflict with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I am appauled that this legislation was passed through the house and the senate with very little resistance and more specifically I am dissapointed that the elected representatives of the great state of Maine took no action to prevent this destructive legislation from passing. Now signed into law, the NDAA of 2012 is a direct assault on liberty and justice for all in this great country.

Sincerely,
Shane Dufour

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