Soo....vidya games? Anyone? Anyone?

"The authorities essential to the care of the common defence, are these: to raise armies; to build and equip fleets; to prescribe rules for the government of both; to direct their operations; to provide for their support. These powers ought to exist without limitation; because it is impossible to foresee or to define the extent and variety of national exigencies, and the correspondent extent and variety of the means which may be necessary to satisfy them. The circumstances that endanger the safety of nations are infinite; and for this reason, no constitutional shackles can wisely be imposed on the power to which the care of it is committed."

-Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper No.23.

So is Hamilton a traitor too?

If you don't like the language used in the article (it is somewhat harsh, but I understand the author's fervor) you can read the bill text yourself. I believe I've provided a link to it in a previous blog but you can Google "S 1867" or "Senate bill 1867" or "National Defense Authorization Act" and read it yourself, decide what you think of it.

I wouldn't say that, but you're asking me to defend another's opinion and I'm not going to do that.

When I read this, I thought tin foil hat type crap. (BTW Syn, you realize the sites you cite are not, well, the best regarded and because of that not seem the most trustworthy) But I did some digging on my own, and the ACLU wrote an article about this, and with similar (though slightly less dire) tones.

The crux of the issue seems to be the ability to hold without trial or charge anyone, anywhere in the world, even a US citizen, in a military prison, indefinitely.

I haven't read the bill, but as I look through some of the writing on it, since it seems to bypass the court system, there won't be an opportunity for the courts to strike it down. You all remember how the three branches of government (ostensibly) balance one another right? If it doesn't go to court, it can't be struck down. Again, I haven't read the bill, but this does seem like a dangerous legality to allow.

URL for ACLU article:

http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/senators-demand-military-lock-american-citizens-battlefield-they-define-being

---------------------------------

Putting this here, on Destructiod, a video game blog, makes you seem like a conspiracy theorist. And I'm going to tell you why: If you run around Screaming about a topic, that is NOT the focus of the forum, you come across as a nutter, because it's far from the focus of the forum.

I'm sure in your mind you think, it impacts everyone, therefore, any forum is a good one. But you'd be wrong. People run around screaming bloody murder all the time. And we, like everyone, are straddled with the burden of faith. People ultimately trust in something, be it their parents, their friends, the church, the government, science, whatever it is, since it's impossible to digest all of the information in the world, you need to be able to trust something for guidance in areas in which you're NOT an expert.

This is something we're all forced to deal with. And like I said before, people run around screaming bloody murder all the time. This is not to say it's not a valid concern, but it is dire prognostication, (The sky is falling!) by someone I don't know. Because I don't know you, because my faith in you is suspect. Not because of anything you did, but because I don't know you. Because of that, putting it here seems misplaced. It makes you seem like you're not taking in your world/environment correctly, and not reacting rationally. Do you see the way those two things are confluent of one another?

It's a subtle point about perception, you need to try to put yourself in our shoes to see it likely, but, you may want to.

That is not to say that you have any sort of problem, likely you don't. You're probably just presented with a circumstance wherein you feel a strong need to tell people what you feel you feel is a serious issue. And it seems of such importance that you just blew your load on anyone who'd take it (Destructiod, you're such a slut) But it comes across to (some) people as nuts.

That being said, thanks for telling me.

@horseflesh: I can understand where you're coming from, I wouldn't describe what I'm doing as "screaming bloody murder" as I don't troll regular Dtoid articles with this stuff, nor do I take it to the forums. I tuck it away neatly in my own little corner of Dtoid for people just like you :)

Some of the sites may be dubious at best, but I also mentioned that ACLU article, it just so happens that people tend to take one piece of a thing and use it to disregard the information as a whole. I'm pretty sure there is a fallacy name for that.

I wasn't seeing any new information. You aren't the first person to tell me that this information doesn't belong on a gaming blog. But gamers are ignorant of most things that aren't their damn video games, so I'll keep doing what I am doing.

Further, I never asked you to trust me or have any manner of faith in me, what I DID suggest (and you did do) is that it would be a good idea to research this yourself.

My job is done, at least one person's eyes were opened.