MS SC542

Expresses Mississippi Legislature's opposition to Sections 1021 and 1022 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorize indefinite detention of persons without charge or trial, military tribunals, and transfer to foreign jurisdictions.

Declares that these NDAA provisions violate multiple constitutional rights including habeas corpus, due process, speedy trial by jury, right to counsel, and protections against unreasonable search and seizure under both U.S. and Mississippi constitutions.

Asserts that Sections 1021 and 1022 effectively repeal the Posse Comitatus doctrine by authorizing the President to use Armed Forces to police the United States and treat the homeland as a battlefield.

Instructs all state agencies to decline federal requests under these NDAA provisions that would infringe on residents' constitutional rights including freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and privacy.

Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President, Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, and state legislatures nationwide.