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2015-11-26 Home Front: WoT

Obama signs National Defense Authorization Act for 2016

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Posted by Steve White 2015-11-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Includes this + some other Gitmo provisions:

Section1031 -
Prohibits the use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo) unless Congress approves a plan submitted by DOD for the disposition of all detainees.

So, will Obama ignore it and risk the wrath of Congress? (stop laughing!)

Or will he throw up his hands saying I wanted to, but the Evil Republicans stopped me?

Posted by SteveS 2015-11-26 00:27|| 2015-11-26 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Form is everything. The first act of every British Parliament is allowing for the continence for the length of the Parliment, of a British standing Army. Not a bad tradition. Navy is (cough) different of course, standing Navy always been okay.

Posted by Shipman 2015-11-26 05:37|| 2015-11-26 05:37|| Front Page Top

#3 This is the one he first vetoed, then saw enough Donks jump the ship to pass the house by a veto proof margin. Maybe someone pointed out that was enough in the impeachment process as well. As a Donk, who would you rather have sitting in the WH come next November to better your odds for incumbent survival.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-11-26 08:03|| 2015-11-26 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Obama will just empty Gitmo and when anything bad happens he will just blame congress while referencing this bill.

Posted by airandee 2015-11-26 08:32|| 2015-11-26 08:32|| Front Page Top

#5 He will just move them to existing facilities. And as a bonus they get to radicalize the prison population..

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-11-26 08:52|| 2015-11-26 08:52|| Front Page Top

#6 ..and watch their internet inspired home grown Jihadists have 'fun' with the local population outside the gates and walls. Can you say hostage exchange boys and girls?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-11-26 09:10|| 2015-11-26 09:10|| Front Page Top

#7 He can't move them from Gitmo to other 'existing facilities'. That's the point.

Posted by Steve White 2015-11-26 09:24|| 2015-11-26 09:24|| Front Page Top

#8 While Obama can't expend federal funds to construct or modify facilities or to transport Gitmo detainees elsewhere is there anything to prevent his housing them elsewhere if he can get them there? I'm imagining a donk donor creating a small private slush fund to charter a few flights & retain a few contractors to transport them to sites of Obama's choosing. Anything to prevent him from dumping them in the general population at federal prisons if he can get them there?

Posted by Halliburton - Foreign Affairs Division 2015-11-26 10:54|| 2015-11-26 10:54|| Front Page Top

#9 That's what I was thinking. According to the section SteveS quoted this just ban's him from constructing or modifying facilities. (and it doesn't really say anything about transportation...). Perhaps there is more?

And what if he transfers them to a different facility outside the U.S. first. then transfers them from 'that' facility'

I know - twisted logic but he has a pen, and a phone, and has used twisted logic like this before (see Border Violations - some call it 'immigration reform' which it isn't).

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-11-26 11:15|| 2015-11-26 11:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Summary of the whole thing here. Search for Guantanamo

Quite a few clauses dealing with Gitmo and transfer of perps. But I'm not sure it would deter a Prez determined to ignore the law.

Posted by SteveS 2015-11-26 12:00|| 2015-11-26 12:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Perhaps the pacification strategy for the wild Cubans will lead to them offering containment housing.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-11-26 23:54|| 2015-11-26 23:54|| Front Page Top

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