Civil rights groups argue that the bill is an historic threat to liberty because it expands the authority of the president to order the military to imprison suspects without charge or trial. 权益团体说,该预算案扩大了总统的权力,使总统可以命令军方在不经过起诉和审判的情况下囚禁嫌疑人,这是对公民自由的历史性的威胁。