Texas Senator Ted Cruz said he was deeply concerned that "...Congress still has not prohibited President Obama’s ability to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens arrested on American soil without trial or due process..."
His statement reflected his "No" vote for passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Said Cruz:
"..."The Constitution does not allow President Obama, or any President, to apprehend an American citizen, arrested on U.S. soil, and detain these citizens indefinitely without a trial. When I ran for office, I promised the people of Texas I would oppose any National Defense Authorization Act that did not explicitly prohibit the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. Although this legislation does contain several positive provisions that I support, it does not ensure our most basic rights as American citizens are protected..."
There were some aspects of the Bill Cruz supported, but the Senator said:
"...Unfortunately, the final outcome of the NDAA bill included provisions that made it impossible for me to support; specifically, Sen. Harry Reid refused to allow a vote on any amendments to protect the Due Process rights of American citizens not to be subject to indefinite detention..."
The statement from Cruz's office asserted that items of the Bill the Senator had worked to help pass included the following:
- A Cruz Amendment requiring an independent investigation into reports of religious discrimination against troops sharing their faith (Section 533).
- A Lee-Cruz amendment that strengthens the protection of religious liberty in the military (Section 532).
- Provision prohibiting the President from selling or transferring the Mount Soledad veterans’ memorial in San Diego to the highest bidder. The ACLU and groups hostile to this veterans memorial have long advocated this transfer (page 298, Joint Explanatory Statement). Sen. Cruz offered a similar amendment on the Senate floor.
- A provision that anonymously surveys chaplains on threats to their faith and their work (Section 534).
- Language from a Cruz amendment to recognize and commend the State Department’s authorization of the Rewards for Justice program for the terrorists who attacked the diplomatic facilities in Benghazi Libya on September 11, 2012 (Sections 1206, Joint Explanatory statement).
- Language from Sen. Cornyn’s amendment, co-sponsored by Sen. Cruz, authorizing the Purple Heart to victims of the Fort Hood terrorist attack (Section 565).
- A Cruz amendment to direct the Secretary of Defense to address the growing threat of a missile attack from the Gulf of Mexico or the southern hemisphere through bolstered missile defense capabilities (Section 238).
- A Cornyn amendment, supported by Sen. Cruz, to prohibit the Department of Defense from using taxpayer dollars to purchase Russian-made helicopters (Section 1255).
- Prohibition of moving Guantanamo detainees back to the United States (Section 1034). Sen. Cruz introduced an amendment in the Senate Armed Services Committee markup to authorize the Department of Defense to transport medical supplies or needed personnel from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay in order to prevent detainees from being transported to the United States for medical care.
- Prohibition on a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round (Section 2711). Sen. Cruz won adoption of an amendment in committee markup that would have required DOD to conduct an overseas BRAC study before even considering a domestic BRAC round.
- Protection of Servicemen and Women and their Families
- Protection for graduates of home school education to ensure they are not discriminated against in joining the military (Section 573).
- Improved assistance for widows of troops killed in combat (Section 633).
Comments
Cruz for President? If we look at what he has done in support of Americans and America, he tried against the worst of odds! It certainly appears that Ted Cruz would be the best for America and the free world! We have the evil and I mean the worst of media to go against! Fox is the only network that tells some truths about this evil President and his administration!
Do any of us see this is what the Bible predicted for the end times? There will be a one world leader and all are forced to follow him and be implanted with a computer chip. You will have to declare full support for that one world leader? Those that reject will be imprisoned and then executed as criminals of the State. Of course the Liberal media will suggest they are criminals of the people! As a Christian I am not told I cannot kill, but am told not to murder! Did you know that the predictions of a mark in the hand means different than what you think? When this was given the hand was half way to the elbow as defined! Obama the anti-Christ? We will soon find out, although he has supported what this anti-life, anti-creation leader is suppose to do so far! The words anti-creation are special in that it means against all things! When the Russian leader Putin, once head of the KGB in Russia suggests he does not even relate to Obama, and Obama was raised to be a devout Communist and mentored by a famous one, we are about to see radical moves! We note that Obama makes moves against Christianity in our military and elsewhere to refuse the freedoms of our people in their beliefs! Our chaplains are under attack since he took office. He removes those that support American freedoms and oath in the military!
Harry Reid is as much anti-America as Obama is and shows this in his votes! Obama says Reid is doing a great job? If Obama is not that one the Bible speaks of, I do not want to meet or see that one it does speak of! It appears, for now, Obama is that one by what he did and does!
This particular case shows that the government will allow future search and seizure. The problem is that, as right now, we have a President that does not respect his oath of office or does he follow the decrees in it. We are fully finding that he never should of been elected as many of his staff should have not been appointed! He has removed those officers that support their military oath and placed those that are rebellious. Obama has proven to be Americans worst enemy and the Liberal Political Correct media supports him blindly! Keep your guns and if you do not have any, get some and be trained on how to use them safely. The NRA will supply you with those that give training classes. I would also suggest you seek permit to carry! We may, with this fool as President, have to go against his friends in the Mexican Drug Cartel as well as those traitors he placed in charge and removed those who have honor and comment to America and Americans!