By Daniel Noe
Stewart Rhodes, Founder and President of Oath Keepers, speaks to attendees at the “Day of Resistance” Ventura County event on 2-23-13 on Second Amendment freedom. He has among the most powerful ideas for preserving liberty!
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Victory! Indiana, South Carolina Anti-NDAA Bills Fly Through Committee
Yesterday, Feb. 13, “anti-NDAA” legislation passed senate committees in both Indiana and South Carolina.
In Indiana, S.B. 400 was championed by Sen. Jim Banks and Elkhart County Sheriff Bradley Rodgers, who both spoke before the Corrections and Criminal Law Committee hearing in support of the bill.
Sen. Banks pointed out the sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that violated the U.S. Constitution, specifically Sections 1021 and 1022 that allow for the indefinite detainment of American citizens without due process.
PANDA Indiana Team Leader James Kerner praised Sen. Banks’s speech, saying, “I suggest the ACLU, Occupy movement, Tea Party movement, and Oath Keepers throw their full support behind Sen. Banks. He should be made a household name like Ron Paul.”
Sheriff Rogers spoke of the oath he took to uphold the Constitution and asked if he would be prohibited from taking action if federal agents illegally kidnapped citizens in his district.
The committee’s answer: “No.” The bill passed unanimously, 8-0.
Likewise in South Carolina, word comes from the Tenth Amendment Center that legislation seeking to nullify the “indefinite detention” provisions of the 2012 NDAA was approved by the state Senate Judiciary Committee, 14-6.
The bill was pre-filed last fall by Sen. Tom Davis and called Sections 1021 and 1022 of the 2012 NDAA “a direct threat to the liberty, security, and well-being of the people of South Carolina.”
The next step for the bills in each state is to reach the floors of their respective senates for a vote.
Thanks to organizations such as the Tenth Amendment Center, American Civil Liberties Union, Bill of Rights Defense Committee and tireless grassroots activists everywhere, successes for defeating the 2012 NDAA are starting to happen all across the country.
Contact:
Dan Johnson, James Kerner
PANDA National, PANDA Indiana
jarkerne@gmail.com
dan@pandaunite.org
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Citizens To Demand Pennsylvania Town Take Action On NDAA
On Monday, January 28th, citizens, including members from groups such as the Susquehanna Valley Liberty Alliance, the Sunbury chapter of PANDA (People Against the NDAA), Oath Keepers, and the ACLU, along with the Constable of Sunbury’s 9th Ward will be presenting the Sunbury City Council and Mayor with an ordinance to uphold the Bill of Rights and interpose against the unconstitutional indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, also known as NDAA.
In March 2012, Pennsylvania State Constable Ed Quiggle, Jr., the elected Constable for Sunbury’s 9th Ward, signed a resolution opposing, and requiring non-cooperation with enforcement of, the NDAA and PATRIOT Act. Also in Pennsylvania, two counties, Fulton County and Elk County, have signed legislation opposing the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA.
After signing his resolution, Constable Quiggle delivered copies of the resolution to the City Council and urged them to act on NDAA, but no action was taken by the City Council. Sunbury Councilmen Eister and Troup have been asked if they would consider such legislation during appearances on local radio shows. Both councilmen have stated they would consider supporting such legislation. During a recent appearance on WKOK, Sunbury Mayor David Persing said he didn’t know enough about the NDAA and asked for more information. So far, Councilman Joe Bartello is the only member of the council to show strong support for passing an ordinance to oppose the NDAA.
Outside of Pennsylvania states such as Virginia and Utah have passed legislation expressing opposition to the the NDAA’s indefinite detention provisions, and many more states are currently considering similar legislation. States such as Arizona and Rhode Island are among some of the states whose legislatures had passed legislation against NDAA during last year’s sessions, but were not fully passed and enacted. Anti-NDAA legislation is expected to be introduced in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly during the current legislative session. Cities, counties, and even Sheriffs across the country have taken action to interpose against the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA.
The Susquehanna Valley Liberty Alliance and the Sunbury chapter of PANDA is urging all citizens to come to the City Council meeting on Monday the 28th at 6pm and urge the council to pass the proposed ordinance as soon as possible. They are also urging citizens to contact the members of the City Council and the Mayor to ask for their support of the proposed ordinance.
Contact:
Constable Ed Quiggle, Jr.
PANDA Pennsylvania
ward9@SunburyPAStateConstable.us