Liberty Minute September 17 2013

When Barack Obama signed the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (or NDAA), he insisted that he would not enforce a key provision of that measure allowing the indefinite detention of Americans accused of providing material support to al-Qaeda and associated groups.

The NDAA was challenged in court by a coalition of First Amendment activists, who contended that it could be used to imprison journalists who cover terrorist groups without supporting their activities. The administration has admitted in court that those concerns are valid, without specifying what actions would be deemed ?material support? for terrorist groups.

Mr. Obama himself, along with Senator John McCain of Arizona, violated the NDAA by providing financial and material assistance and support to al-Qaeda-connected groups fighting in the Syrian civil war. McCain was actually photographed in their company earlier this year. Obama is prepared to commit the US military to war in support of the al-Qaeda-aligned rebels. Now we learn that he has waived provisions of the Arms Export Control Act in order to provide weapons and support to the Syrian rebels. By doing so, Obama admits that his administration is directly supporting al-Qaeda-allied terrorists in Syria.

If Barack Obama isn?t impeached, we might as well remove that procedure from the Constitution.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.