http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/221006_act_does.html

Neo-Con government mouthpieces and others are claiming that the Military
Commissions Act of 2006, which heralded the official end of the "great
experiment" of the American democratic republic, does not affect U.S.
citizens, only illegal aliens and foreign terrorists. Recent history of how
terror legislation was used to target American citizens clearly indicates
the legislation will be used domestically.

A coordinated effort to downplay the implications of the fact that the bill
affects American citizens, in the face of extensive coverage on the part of
Keith Olbermann, is underway in an attempt to offset the possible repeal of
this draconian legislation.

The most recent example of a U.S. citizen being targeted using terror
legislation involved BBC investigative journalist Greg Palast, who was
pursued by Homeland Security and charged with unauthorized filming of a
“critical national security structure,” (an Exxon Oil refinery that was
readily available to anyone with an Internet connection at Google Maps),
under PATRIOT Act legislation. The charge was later dropped after an
activist outcry.
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