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DETERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVIL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

Dennis Kucinich reported during an interview with Nicole Sandler (Miami Talk Radio) Friday morning, he was reading through HR 1585 and for the first time Thursday (Nov 8th), he noticed this language that has been inserted into the 2008 Defense Authorization Bill. He said that this language jumped off the page at him and that he was very concerned that people learn about this provision that would authorize domestic operations for the US military. (Please glance below - Section 1615).

JMCO at this point. I like Dennis - I met him in a kitchen and if you know me - you know it is very RARE for me to (one) be in a kitchen and even more rare for me (two) be with a man in a kitchen these days. On to my point. Kucinich voted against HR 1585 on May 17th - thank you. But if he is admitting that he himself did not even notice this section until Nov 8th and he is running for President - WAF.

H.R.1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
TITLE XVI, NATIONAL GUARD ENHANCEMENT
Section 1615
DETERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVIL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

(a) DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS---- The Secretary of Defense shall determine the military-unique capabilities needed to be provided by the Department of Defense to support civil authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident.

(b) PLAN FOR FUNDING CAPABILITIES---

(1) PLAN----The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for providing the funds and resources necessary to develop and maintain the following:

(A) The military-unique capabilities determined under subsection (a).

(B) Any additional capabilities determined by the Secretary to be necessary to support the use of the active components and the reserve components of the armed forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities.

(2) TERM OF PLAN---- The plan required under paragraph (1) shall cover at least five years.

Other Nice to Knows about HR 1585

• Ike Skelton [D-MO] Sponsor
• Section 1615 was part of the text "reported to the house". I cannot find where it was either revised in the House nor the Senate.
• (42) S.Amendment 2022 by Sen. Specter [R-PA]
  To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.
  Proposed: Jul 9, 2007. Withdrawn: Sep 19, 2007 (another WAF)
  
• Passed House 05.17.07 (397 Ayes, 27 Nays)
• Passed Senate 10.01.07 (92 Ayes, 3 Nays)
• Senate NV (No Votes) - were none other than our 5 current Senate Presidential Candidates. Yes sir, and it was these same yutzes whom voted NV for the confirmation of Mukasey.