Is bush getting ready to declare MARTIAL LAW?
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President George W. Bush has signed executive orders giving him sole authority to impose martial law, suspend habeas corpus and ignore the Posse Comitatus Act that prohibits deployment of U.S. troops on American streets. This would give him absolute dictatorial power over the government with no checks and balances.
Bush discussed imposing martial law on American streets in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by activating "national security initiatives" put in place by Ronald Reagan during the 1980s.
These "national security initiatives," hatched in 1982 by controversial Marine Colonel Oliver North, later one of the key players in the Iran-Contra Scandal, charged the Federal Emergency Management Agency with administering executive orders that allowed suspension of the Constitution, implementation of martial law, establishment of internment camps, and the turning the government over to the President.
John Brinkerhoff, deputy director of FEMA, developed the martial law implementation plan, following a template originally developed by former FEMA director Louis Guiffrida to battle a "national uprising of black militants." Gifuffrida's implementation of martial law called for jailing at least 21 million African Americans in "relocation camps." Brinkerhoff later admitted in an interview with the Miami Herald that President Reagan signed off on the initiatives and they remained in place, dormant, until George W. Bush took office.
Brinkerhoff moved on the Anser Institute for Homeland Security and, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, provided the Bush White House and the Pentagon with talking points supporting revised "national security initiatives" that would could allow imposition of martial law and suspension of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1978, the law that is supposed to forbid use of troops for domestic law enforcement.
Brinkerhoff wrote that intentions of Posse Comitatus are "misunderstood and misapplied" and that the U.S. has in times of national emergency the "full and absolute authority" to send troops into American streets to "enforce order and maintain the peace."
Bush used parts of the plan to send troops into the streets of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. In addition, FEMA hired former special forces personnel from the mercenary firm Blackwater USA to "enforce security."
Blackwater USA, in its promotional materials, describes itself as "the most comprehensive professional military, law enforcement, security, peacekeeping, and stability operations company in the world," adding that "we have established a global presence and provide training and operational solutions for the 21st century in support of security and peace, and freedom and democracy everywhere."
Blackwater is also a major U.S. contractor in Iraq and has a contract with the Bush White House to provide additional security work "on an as-needed basis."
The Department of Homeland Security established the "Northern Command for National Defense," a wide-ranging program that includes FEMA, the Pentagon, the FBI and the National Security Agency. Executive orders already signed by Bush allow the Northern Command to send troops into American streets, seize control of radio and television stations and networks and impose martial law "in times of national emergency."
The authority to declare what is or is not a national emergency rests entirely with Bush who does not have to either consult or seek the approval of Congress for permission to assume absolute control over the government of the United States.
The White House press office would neither confirm nor deny existence of Bush's executive orders or the existence of the Northern Command for National Defense. Neither would the Department of Homeland Security.
But my sources within the White House and DHS tell me the plans are in place, ready for implementation when the command comes from the man who keeps telling the American public that he is a "war time president" who will "do anything in my power" to impose his will on the people of the United States.
And he has made sure that power will be absolute when he chooses to use it.
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yep. then he will declare himself dictator, and will never have to leave office
In the words of George W. Bush:
"Bring it on."
All Hail! The Master of Cut and Paste!
And this would only be in the most dire of emergencies, which basically would never happen. And don't forget, the soldiers are people too. I doubt they would be part of martial law for long.
Lets see if Hillary suspends this power when she buys the office in 09!! :)
you are an idiot
Not that I think that would ever happen, BUT, if it did, it would fail because citizens would revolt against martial law and US troops would never fire upon fellow Americans. (Except the pathetic excuse for soldiers at Kent State)
Bush has been taking our rights and weakening our will to resist. It is just the way power works, nobody has said Fascism yet, but it is less of a stretch than socialism. Democracy is just not giving him the power to fight whatever.
LET ME START OFF BY SAYING THERE ARE A LOT OF IGNORANT STATEMENTS ABOVE.
People truly are dumbed down to what has taken place in government these days and what is foreseen to come.
You bet he is! This could be "Total Enslavement People!"
Just wait till things go down at Ed and Elaine Brown's household! This event and uprising will be sure to spark Martial Law into effect.
The Federal income tax is a joke people.
Speaking of this, have you seen America: Freedom to Fascism yet?
http://www.freedomtofascism.com/...
In this movie Aaron Russo expertly exposes the traitorous Federal Reserve Act and the fact that there is no law that stipulates American citizens have to pay income taxes. The ratification of the 16th amendment, also known as the "Tax amendment", represents a fundamental undermining of Constitutional law in America. It is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated against the American people by the elite private banking institutions that have usurped government as an arm of their overall control mechanism.
Russo presents interviews with an impressive range of government officials, IRS special agents , FBI officers, Politicians and tax attorneys who have researched and subsequently campaigned against the Federal Reserve Act and thus reveals why the IRS is an illegal foundation.
The income tax does not meet either criteria of Constitutionally legal taxation in America, that is direct apportioned tax or indirect uniform tax. The IRS claims that the 16th Amendment allowed for a third form of taxation, however, the supreme court ruling on the amendment states that it allows for no new forms of taxation. More supreme court cases in the same period confirm the same conclusion. The 16th Amendment did not allow the Federal Government to levy a new tax, thus there is no Constitutional basis for the income tax.
Did ya also hear:
General Tommy Franks declaired that the Constitution will be replaced by martial law after the next terror attack to the breakdown of Posse Comitatus!
Homeland Security- More like Homeland Stupidity
Anyways, YES, if you don't believe Bush has already got his eyes set on this plan.well you better start turn off your Celebrity Nascar Racing and start educating yourself to what is really going on in this world and stop allowing yourself to live in the idiocracy that you do!
THIS JUST IN FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES!:
MUST READ THIS:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/opinio...
Just remember: "There is a War on for Your Mind! "
HAHAHAHA...All I can say is WOW! I'm stunned. The Federal Government making plans to ensure the security of the United States should some calamity come to pass. Say it isn't so!! This is nothing new folks. The website http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_m... gives plenty of examples of when martial law has been declared. This is just the first website I came upon...I'm sure there are plenty of others.
The website also states:
Article 1, Section 9 states, "The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
Because of this connection of the two concepts, it is often argued that only Congress can declare martial law, because Congress alone is granted the power to suspend the writ. The President, however, is commander-in-chief of the military, and it has been argued that the President can take it upon himself to declare martial law. In these times, Congress may decide not to act, effectively accepting martial law by failing to stop it; Congress may agree to the declaration, putting the official stamp of approval on the declaration; or it can reject the President's imposition of martial law, which could set up a power struggle between the Congress and the Executive that only the Judiciary would be able to resolve.
In the United States, there is precedent for martial law. Several times in the course of our history, martial law of varying degrees has been declared. The most obvious and often-cited example was when President Lincoln declared martial law during the Civil War. This instance provides us with most of the rules for martial law that we would use today, should the need arise.
During the revolutionary war the British had great confidence in themselves
WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT DILDO IS PLANING
AB
Oh, yes, W has been trying to invoke martial law since the 9-11 attacks. They did it in my hometown of New Orleans within a couple of weeks after Katrina hit. But I do NOT believe it will be successful, because I do not think there is the manpower to accomplish a nationwide declaration of martial law. FEMA would be used to enforce martial law and cart people off to concentration camps--this was already done to some extent with Katrina evacuees; it just isn't well known.
But W is on the way OUT, trust me. BIG CHANGES are afoot that will take down the whole U.S. government and then we can start anew.
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