Occupy Saint Paul will stage a sit-in to protest the military detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 8:00 am, by occupying the offices of United States Senator Amy Klobuchar at 1200 Washington Avenue South, Room 250, Minneapolis, MN.

NDAA authorizes the military to seize American citizens and detain them indefinitely without charges, without trial and without any evidence being presented. This law could be used against individuals who voice disagreement as well as Occupy or any other movement the authorities might choose to use it against. It is completely against the Constitution and the principles of American democracy.

We call on Occupiers across the United States to join us in defending the Constitution by occupying the offices of Senators and holding accountable those that voted for the final version of this bill. We argue that they have broken their oath of office by having done so. We request a National Day of Protest to send the message loud and clear: Senators of either party who voted for this unconstitutional law must be held accountable.

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