Has anyone read the Military Commissions Act?
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I have ATTEMPTED to read it.  It doesn't say much by itself.  It is like trying to read and understand the IRS code.  The MCA keeps referring to other laws; to get the meaning you would have to read all of those, and those refer to OTHER laws, ad infinitum.\n\nI have read some analysis of it and it is horrifying.  I am sure that the Supreme Court will declare it unconstitutional.  After all, the law takes away the authority of the Court and the Court is not likely to be happy with losing its power.
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It is still in the works, so it hasn't been turned down completely, but the senate has been delaying "S 2454"  The text of the bill can be found here:\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.2454:
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The book is called "Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War  \n" by Richard Holmes\n\nRichard Holmes is one of Britain's leading historians, who has brought us Tommy, Sahib, and who last year presented his BBC television series on Winston Churchill. This week sees the publication of his new book 'Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War', in which he focuses on life as a British soldier serving in present-day Iraq. Kirsty talks to Richard Holmes about his new book, which as he admits is a curious hybrid of history and journalism.\n\n'Dusty Warriors' is out now in hardback.\n\n\nyou can buy the book from amazon.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007212844/026-0495087-6236417
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOath Of A U.S. Marine \n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \n  \n  Enlisted:  I (state your name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God. \n\n\n\n \n  \n\nOfficer: I (state your name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
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Many before you have done just that. Just make sure you run as a republican; the libs don't much value military sevice as much as they do the ability to get out of it (ie WJC)
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I would love to see that law.  (Heck, my whole family would love to see that law!)  Do you have a citation?  I have a feeling this is too good to be true.
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I've responded with the same source time and time again.  Read his original resolution: H.R. 2723.  It is men and women, the only choices are Military or civilian related, no questions asked.  You will give at least 15 months whether you like it or not.  I don't know what you are listening to or basing your question off of, but do a little research.  If is goes to congress again, he'll say he made a point and the republicans want your children to die (that is basically what he said last time).  If it is shot down he'll claim it is because nobody wants their children to go to war.  He's already won and doesn't have to do anything about it.  Thank God we have so many people who would rather see our country vanish than defend or protect.  Then again that's why we have people out there, you know the ones, the uneducated doing it for us.  Sorry, sparky's remarks were no twisted joke.
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This is one source of this story http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/1146882329307730.xml&coll=\n\nThe army only investigated after this story was in the newspaper. The parents contacted the recruiter and were told, " He is a man, he doesn't need his mommy making his decisions." They offered to bring his medical and school records as proof of disability and were blown off. The newspaper article was their only recourse to keep their disabled son safe. Shame on the this recruiter! I hope he is dicharged and severely reprimanded.\n\n\n\n**** As for holding jobs YES an adult with autism IF CAPABLE should hold a job to have some sense of accomplishment, to have something they can be proud of. The military is NOT the place for adults with autism. There are laws that prevent the disabled from being harassed by recruiters for a reason. There is a BIG difference between Xbox games showing military ops and the real deal. Severe anxiety, sensory issues, communication delay's and social delay's are just a few symptoms of autism and make it impossible for an adult with autism to serve in the military.
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Yes, I have read it.  Actually, my mom knew the women in it before the Lafferty brothers killed here.  The deal with this book is that it is definetely written by an individual who is not a fan of Mormonism and his bias is obvious.\nThat being said the actual factual information about the Lafferty's and the FLDS group is really very good and the book does a good job of laying these problems out.  Krakeur is also correct in pointing out that these at least partially results from a larger problem in Mormonism.  Mormonism is like Islam in that can breed extremism if not careful.  Hopefully Mormons will be more successful in dealing with these issues than muslims.\nOverall, I thought the book was an excellent historical work on some touchy issues that are not discusses as much as they should but I wish it would have been a little more objective.
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My goodness.   This is a very interesting poem about how we are lied to throughout our lives and have to deal with those facts.  It would fit astonishingly well into any media studies course and am glad to have read it.  Tis true that Walter Raleigh was in Queen Elizabeth's command and was held in the tower.  The first respondant had excellent points, but after that... there were few comments that made sense.  Sorry folks.\n\nIt is most assuredly not about SEX!!  Except that we might lie to get it.  The point is that lies are imbedded into our very framework.  We cannot speak a truth.  Wit does get tiresome.  Beauty is used for naught.  There is nothing that is singularly GOOD- and Raleigh discovers it with a lovely cadence.  The repeptitive nature of "Tell them the lie" can be seen as a stab at church and country, but it goes deeper than than.  He mocks consumers and landowners.  Everyone is lying and he knows it.\n\nWhat I mean is simple that when people attempt to define something by using Good or Bad, they are intrinsically wrong.\n\nI hope you do well in your life and take the time to read lots of poetry.
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As a former soldier i can agree with parts of the letter. I dont think that it is fair, or safe to assume that most young people who join the military are naive,I joined after Sept. 11, so i knew what was to come. i wasnt in a dead-end town, i didnt need the college money. i joined because after Sept. 11 happend i felt that it was what i was supposed to do, my dad, my grandfather serviced this country, so it was a questioin of "if they did it then why shouldnt i". i admit that it was hard to conform to what they wanted, to change my way of thinking and adpot theirs(i dont think i ever did). i wanted to speak out, and say i didnt agree with this, or i didnt agree with that. In the begining i was afraid, i didnt want my follow soldiers to think that i was different from them. so i didnt speak my mind, i was always the quite one, but as time went on and my military career grew i realized that i was going about it all wrong. the reason the military is what it is today is because we have soldiers who speak their minds, who arent afraid to say things, who are not afraid of change. the military needs this, if we just had robots then no one could lead when they needed them to, no one could step up and take charge in a deadly situation. i dont agree with the war, i never have and never will, but to me, its not a question of if you agree with the war or not as a soldier. its who will protect my family,the freedoms that i take advantage of as an American,its will you support, will you protect your follow soldier who has gone through basic training, who has been through all the bull**** that you have, that soldier who stands by you, even the "disgruntaled soldiers", its about the bond that you and your follow soldiers have and no one else can understand. no civilan can understand what a soldier goes thourgh, what they have been though, thats a secert shared by only the soldiers and no one can take that away from them.i may not agree with everyting the letter says, but as i follow soldier i understand it and i can respect it. i say bravo to J.D. Englehart for writing this letter, for saying what is on is mind and so many other soldiers. to me this is what American needs, to hear different truths and realize even as a soldier you do have an opinion.
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This sort of thing is unconscionable.\nI certainly hope they get this one straitened out.  \nIt's a shame that it takes a major news network to bring this sort of injustice to our own governments attention.  This sort of thing has happened before and still happens all too often.  Our boys need more and better advocates to represent them in such cases.  Past and present wars are a testament to the horrible ways in which we have treated our returning men in uniform.  Vietnam Veterans suffer to this day........Why do we not take better care of our own?  This does not foster patriotism.\nMaybe we need another section in the newspapers, highlighting these very unsettling atrocities.  We could purchase subscriptions for key politicians and plenty for the Pentagon.  Of course it would be a waste of time to get one for the president, because he pays no attention to the news.  \nAs newspapers are not selling very well these days, we should pitch this idea to them.  If the papers would print it they could could sell it, and provide a very much needed service. After all, freedom of speech is one of the many important freedoms our brave men in uniform fight for, lets not waste it.\nThanks for posting this, more people need to become enlightened about this type of government inaction.
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Mack Bolan contraband?  No, they sell it in the AAFES bookstore.  It is probably a local SOP for OSUT.  This is because the instructors want you to focus on training and integrating into the Army.  You will not have time for much leisure reading in Basic/AIT or OSUT anyways.  But you can read all you want afterwards.\n\nI've read the entire "Ashes" series and most of Pendleton's books (along with several other reading for pleasure authors) while on many deployments from 1993 till now.  I've also read a heck of a lot of professional readings.  Enough to fill a good sized room (and my wife complains about that very room that is full every time we move!).
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As far as I know there is not a copy that you can find. I have looked and there is not much on it. After all, this is not something that some people want us to know about. There are some good books that talk about it, but I do not know of any that have the report in it. I don't think that many people want to know, after all, it shakes their comfort to think that they might not be as "free" as they think.
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The statutes are somewhat extensive, so it would be best for you to just read it for yourself. The relevant section is Article 7 at the site below.
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Couldnt find a quick summary, but the link below is the text of the act as it was written. Perhaps that will help.
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I'm on the side of the defectors. I've never been one to submit to the gov requests anyway. Spiderman was a fool for unmasking himself.\n\n\nI just read the first two of the Civil war series yesterday. I have the checklist, you know any place beside ebay I can order all of the series that is out?