I read that the permanent injunction was immediately appealed and overturned by the Obama administration, suggesting that they have already used this provision to detain people. If this is true, do you think there is much hope that the Supreme Court will challenge the executive branch if they're already using this law? For the sake of protecting their legitimacy, I don't believe they are interested in meaningfully challenging this administration.
Secondly, I recently read that Julian Assange has been designated an enemy by the US military--meaning they view him on par with al Qaeda. Under the NDAA, doesn't this mean that supporters of Assange (financial supporters especially) could be indefinitely detained by the military?
Finally, I would just like to wish you all the best of luck. This is a very courageous thing to do. Meaningful dissent is always a dangerous venture.
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I read that the permanent injunction was immediately appealed and overturned by the Obama administration, suggesting that they have already used this provision to detain people. If this is true, do you think there is much hope that the Supreme Court will challenge the executive branch if they're already using this law? For the sake of protecting their legitimacy, I don't believe they are interested in meaningfully challenging this administration.
Secondly, I recently read that Julian Assange has been designated an enemy by the US military--meaning they view him on par with al Qaeda. Under the NDAA, doesn't this mean that supporters of Assange (financial supporters especially) could be indefinitely detained by the military?
Finally, I would just like to wish you all the best of luck. This is a very courageous thing to do. Meaningful dissent is always a dangerous venture.
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