The NDAA (National Defense AuthorizationAct) signed into law early in 2012 appears to authorize the military to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely without trial, without charges, without an attorney, and without access to court review. It permits summary searches and seizures.It might even permit citizens to be assassinated.Supposedly, it recognizes that the United States is now a battlefield.Research "NDAA and indefinite detention" on the Internet.Read and consider the protections of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Pretend someone near and dear to you has attended a political rally and has been indefinitely detained by the Federal government.Consider whether the NDAA and the U.S. Constitution/Bill of Rights are in conflict, and which should control.You must consider both sides of the issue fairly.