Welcome 2012.

Last year, about this same time, I was anticipating a great year to happen. Well, I learned a lot last year. One of the lessons I learned was not to wait for something great to just happen. Instead, it’s best to actively participate in making things happen. This participation thing, I learned, quite dramatically, increases the probability of things happening. Additionally, it can teach new skills in a variety of disciplines, when one has an open mind.

So this year, I was thinking, it would be great to inspire Congress to remove the citizen detainment sections of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012 that president Obama just signed into law on December 31. Yes, this would be awesome. This was, in fact, such a great thought that I immediately began brainstorming the whole plan through.

In assessing what needs to happen to make this happen, however, a great question occurs to me. In fact, it’s one many others are scratching their heads over too. Why did Congress pass this US citizen detainment section into law? Based on my research, and experience, there is no need for US citizen detainment by the US military, currently, or in the future. Many of my friends are having similar thoughts. But, again, learning from last year, instead of waiting, whining, or bemoaning, I’ll just move along, like a gentile brook jumping towards the stream.

So, thank you 2011 for all the lessons, though hard some may be. Let us all learn from our mistakes. Happy 2012!