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Bush Signs Bill Enabling Martial Law
An anonymous reader writes to point us to an article on the meaning of a new law that President Bush signed on Oct. 17. It seems to allow the President to impose martial law on any state or territory, using federal troops and/or the state's own, or other states', National Guard troops. From the article: "In a stealth maneuver, President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law. It does so by revising the Insurrection Act, a set of laws that limits the President's ability to deploy troops within the United States. The Insurrection Act (10 U.S.C.331 -335) has historically, along with the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C.1385), helped to enforce strict prohibitions on military involvement in domestic law enforcement. With one cloaked swipe of his pen, Bush is seeking to undo those prohibitions." Here is a link to the bill in question. The relevant part is Sec. 1076 about 3/4 of the way down the page.
I'm quite certain that Bush thinks those are some conditions to be fixed with 5iaGRa.
... the white house quickly slashdots the article alerting people to the bill.
Yes, I'm pretty sure when the elections get 'cancelled indefinitely' we'll be all primed for revolution. Provided we're not all distracted by the new consoles first.
Did anyone get a delivery for a g. fox by accident? Anyone?
That's one way to get around those pesky two term limits.
Sean
Well, there's always Jeb.
*shudder*
After we saved your asses from Hitler, and Hitler's father back in WWI, it'd be the least you could do!
Who says Americans don't remember history?
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
-- Pablo Picasso
In Soviet America, Martial Law is Enabling Bush!
"Enabling". It's a fascists 'comfort word'.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Can I get a Hallelujah?
Close. We got Fallujah.
You still have the right to bear arms. Or were yours forcefully amputated already?
A monkey is doing the real work for me.
For every 20 gun control moms in minivans, there's a crazy anarchist hippie with an arsenal ready to be passed around
Dad?
When democracy finally ended and the US started it own destruction, nobody noticed, because the site was slashdotted. What a way to get into the history books...