snowbirds:

Let me quote for you guys some important things if you don’t want to read the whole article, which is actually really interesting.

The provisions, if actually put into use, are unconstitutional. Period. They deny basic rights guaranteed under the 4^th, 5^th, 6^th and 8^th Amendments. Even the Roberts Court could not pass on these provisions. The provisions are useless, a political exercise designed to “prove” to the sheep that our President aspires to dictatorship.

If our President is as politically savvy as everyone says he is, he will find some way to challenge these provisions in court and have them removed. That would be the smart way to diffuse this political bomb before it does any real damage.

(now, much later on in the article)

The NDAA includes provisions for legal counsel for sexual assault victims and the right to request a base transfer. U. S. Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio) explained his crusade to get these provisions. “In civilian life, you have complete control of your movements, and if you’re in an unsafe situation, you can remove yourself. In military life, the victim needs permission to take even basic self-preservation actions.” The Defense Department is taking a lot of criticism lately over sexual abuse cases, the failure to investigate and prosecute rape cases, the inability of military personnel to get abortions after rapes, and the every increasing incidents on military bases and in our academies. These provisions in the NDAA are a first step to providing the needed protection and care for our personnel.

Obama did not decide on the unconstitutional parts being in there and I believe that everyone knows that if those provisions are used, they will be immediately shot down by the Supreme Court. 

Get a little educated before you come to hasty conclusions. Do your research. I’ve been looking at articles of this all day, and this seems to be the one that explains it the best.  

I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS COMPLETELY, HOWEVER I FEEL WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT ARE THE PARTS WHERE THEY THINK THEY’LL GET ARRESTED FOR POSTING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

i knew there was more to this than a buncha stupid tumblr hype.