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MS HC22

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/3/2012

Primary Sponsor

Becky Currie

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expresses opposition to Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, which authorize indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens without charge, legal counsel, or trial
  • Asserts these NDAA provisions violate the Bill of Rights, suspend habeas corpus, and deny due process protections guaranteed by the U.S. and Mississippi Constitutions
  • Criticizes the provisions as vague, undefined, and allowing military interference in citizens' private lives without temporal or geographic limits
  • Urges Congress to amend the NDAA by removing sections that conflict with constitutional protections
  • Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, Congress, and Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Express opposition to provisions of National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

Last Action

Died In Committee

5/3/2012

Full Bill Text

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