Analyst's note: We have some of the states in our union beginning to stand up against the unconstitutional elements of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) coming our of the federal government. Detaining a U.S. citizen without due process is a real concern.
Bills opposing the controversial National Defense Authorization Act have popped up in both the Indiana and South Carolina state legislatures.
The NDAA was harshly criticized by some as unconstitutional due to language in Sections 1021 and 1022 that allows for the indefinite detainment of U.S. citizens without due process.
Both bills would nullify the NDAA in its current form by denying law enforcement or any government official the right to carry out any act of detaining a citizen without due process.
[....] Indiana and South Carolina are not the first states to take up issue with the NDAA. In early 2012, shortly after its signing, the Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation to nullify it 96-4. Arizona passed similar legislation. Numerous other states and local governments are considering similar bills.
“Concerns about NDAA detention provisions transcend political party, ideology, and geography, and representatives in these diverse jurisdictions have stood up to resist an ongoing bipartisan assault on constitutional rights by federal officials,” the committee announced.