California is on its way to nullifying the NDAA's indefinite detention! Today the CA Public Safety Committee voted unanimously in favor of Assembly Bill 351 (AB351), the California Liberty Preservation Act. Four more states are in the process of passing a similar bill: http://www.activistpost.com/2013/02/4-states-advance-anti-ndaa-legislation.html Operation Homeland Liberty: Stop the NDAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7PX0Me7LM Last Wednesday, at OccupyLA's GA, the anti-NDAA coalition invited us to join their effort to nullify the NDAA via the city council (presenter starts at about 4:35): http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30854955 Info below on CA's anti-NDAA bill and image via The Tenth Amendment Center: http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/04/california-ndaa-nullification-bill-passes-assembly-committee-unanimously/ AB351 establishes the proper constitutional role by first citing the 10th Amendment as limiting the power of the federal government as to that which has been delegated to it and nothing more. "The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution authorizes the United States federal government to exercise only those powers specifically delegated to it in the United States Constitution." It then declares the indefinite detention powers under NDAA to be unconstitutional: "Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA) codifies indefinite military detention without charge or trial of civilians captured far from any battlefield, violating the United States Constitution and corroding our nation’s commitment to the rule of law" Most importantly, the bill requires the entire state apparatus, including all local governments, to refuse to implement the federal act, or any other federal act (such as AUMF) that might be cited to give the same power to the federal government: "It is the policy of this state to refuse to provide material support for or to participate in any way with the implementation within this state of any federal law that purports to authorize indefinite detention of a person within California." This would make a HUGE dent in any effort to further restrict due process – and would be a big step forward for California. It would also create shockwaves around the rest of the country. As Judge Andrew Napolitano has said recently, such widespread noncompliance can make a federal law “nearly impossible to enforce”). And in those limited situations where enforcement does occur, Rosa Parks has taught us all the power of "NO!" Passage of AB351 would mark the beginning of the end of NDAA indefinite detention in California. Nullify NDAA California group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nullifyndaacalifornia/
