You all are missing the BIGGEST point on this bill: This Bill will also make it LEGAL to detain AMERICAN CITIZENS indefinitely if suspected of being linked to terrorist groups, without ever appearing before a judge. This Bill will nullify the Bill of Rights completely.
THINK ABOUT IT....our freedom has just been signed away.......and if the president does not VETO this bill....get ready......

Change may be possible if everyone on here would vent by writing letters to their representatives in Washington, i.e. congress and senate by writing letters and calling their offices. Until they get overwhelmed with issues that we want on a large scale, no changes will ever come. They need to know that we are united on issues and arm chair quarterbacks are of no assistance. In case you're wondering, I do my share of writing and calling their offices. It gets very frustating when you get no responses especially when the matter is of severe importance and this happens often. This may be due to the fact that they are not getting much mail or contacts regarding the issues. If people start demanding we might start seeing change. Just saying....

War what is it good for, without a doubt nothing !

Lets just hope the future Military is not taking orders from him anymore.

I hope the President vetoes this due to SOPA.

Look I think the military should be given all they need, they are the ones getting blown up, shot at and risk their lives everyday for people they have never met, they are the ones that are on the talibans turf, the terrorist backyard so that the enemy is not in our backyard, there are many other areas that could get cut back on like free hand outs to the people who dont feel like working, I feel that their needs to be a lot tougher watchdog on the welfare program and other programs a like... you better have some form of proof that you are trying to get a job and if one comes and you dont take it then your benefits are cut simple as that, why would we take away from those that put their lives in danger everyday, because someone who is getting free money from the goverment thought that they were better than to work for Mcdonalds?

I thought the country was bankrupted. Is this proof that the military industrial complex is running this outfit?

This country was being thrown to the dogs ever since George R. Bush Senior. Now we see our final days as a free country.

What will you do when Obama puts the pen to the paper today and signs away America?

I just want to scream...

Say bye to the rite of Habeas Corpus... say bye to our freedoms... land of the free home of the brave... United Social States of America here comes the foolish masses with ignorant arms open wide... 220 years after the establishment of the Bill of Rights... may we forever remember that December 15th, 2011 is the day when our illustrious government decided the freedoms and rights of the people don't matter...

Ron Paul, the man this country need now and future. Plz, get rid of this cowboys, young and restless in next election before its too late.

Did you know we spend more on national security than the rest of the world combined. Fives more than China, tens more than Russia and less in education per capita than 39 other country.

Who exactly is our enemy? The rest of the world!

There are a few things wrong with this bill. First I will admit, I haven’t read the entire bill, just portions that I’ve found online. I did try to find the bill online at The Library of Congress, to no avail.
The ability for our government to identify suspected American citizens as terrorist, have them held by the military indefinitely without counsel or trial is unconstitutional. This is just another example of our government being ruled by fear, without regard to our constitution. In our less than glorious past, we have indefinitely detained Italian, German and Japanese Americans during World War II, even when their relatives fought against their ancestral homes.
Will we repeat this behavior or will we respect our constitution as a document that applies to us all of our citizens.

One our founding fathers said it better than I. “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

Secondly I recently read that the defense department purchased over 10 million dollars of small arms ammunition from Israel. Isn’t there an American manufacture? Why can’t there be a law stating that all defense spending must be done with American manufacturers? I would think this would be a matter of national defense. Why should we be depended on a foreign country to supply our military needs?

Thirdly, if you combine our defense budget with the budget of Homeland Security, we spend more on defense of our country than the remainder of the world combined. Fives more than China, ten times more than Russia., yet we spend less as a percentage of GDP on education than 39 other countries, as measured by UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003.

Are we really that afraid of the rest of the world? So afraid that we would neglect educating our citizens in order to out spend the rest of the world combined in defense. Please wakeup America, before it’s to late.

Mr. President sir, PLEASE veto this bill and demand the Senate cleans up the treasonous amendments Sen levin added!

America was born a Republic, not Democracy. "....and to the Republic for which it stands...."

Vote all radical, both Republican and Democrat out of office. Elect moderates who will compromise, solve problems and get the country moving to lift ALL people. VOTE THEM OUT

Bob R, You are dead on

You have to wonder how many billions or hundreds of billion that were put into this bill that politicians crammed in there,that have nothing to do with defence.I thought Obama and capt Joe Biden were going to watch out for the tax`payers.

It is a shame to live in a democratic nation where our leaders do as they please, not as we please.