Constitutional experts explain dangers of indefinite detention powers

David Cole, Bruce Fein, and others decry NDAA at press conference

Contact:

Shahid Buttar, Executive Director, shahid@bordc.org, (202) 316-9229
Amy E. Ferrer, Associate Director, media@bordc.org, (413) 582-0110

On Wednesday, just hours before the Senate voted 86-13 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and give the president the power to imprison anyone—including US citizens—accused of a “belligerent act” in military detention indefinitely and without trial, constitutional experts spoke at the National Press Club about the threat the NDAA poses to the Bill of Rights.

The press conference—ironically held at the very same time the White House announced it no longer planned to veto the bill—included the following speakers:

David Cole, professor at Georgetown University Law Center; author of Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror
Bruce Fein, principal of the Lichfield Group; former Reagan administration Justice Department official
Sue Udry, executive director, Defending Dissent Foundation
Shahid Buttar, executive director, Bill of Rights Defense Committee

The full audio of the press conference is available online at the Bill of Rights Defense Committee’s website: http://bordc.org/press/2011-12-14-npc.mp3

About the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Formed in 2001, The Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) is a national non-profit grassroots organization. We defend the rule of law and rights and liberties challenged by overbroad national security and counter-terrorism policies. BORDC supports an ideologically, ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse grassroots movement to protect and restore these principles by encouraging widespread civic participation; educating people about the significance of our rights; and cultivating grassroots networks to convert concern, outrage, and fear into debate and action. For more information, visit http://www.bordc.org or call (413) 582-0110.

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