Comments on: Did You Know Bush Signed A Radical Martial Law Bill Last Week?

By: P.Henry

P.Henry — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:19:33 +0000

Give me liberty or give me death.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:09:02 +0000

How did this get through Congress, you ask?

BECAUSE NONE OF THEM READ IT!

Just as the Patriot act was passed without even a reading, this bill went right through without even a mention of what it contained. If a defense appropriations bill went through congress with this line on page 1452:

“All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate will hereby be summarily executed by firing squad in front of the Lincoln Memorial within three days of this bill’s passage. Thence, the capital building will be razed by thermite explosives.”

. . . we would have one less branch of government within a week. If I were President my first act would be to write an executive order requiring members of Congress to read every word of every bill they intend to vote for, with non-complience being taken as a violation of their oath of office. At the least, we would have less law passed, and certainly less bad law like this.

By: noname

noname — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:14:10 +0000

The road to hell is paved with GW Bush good intentions.

By: sagrilarus

sagrilarus — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:57:14 +0000

Not just 2002 and 2004 — prior to the 2000 election the conspiracy boys on the right were worried Clinton would find some technical loophole so he could serve a third term. There was also talk in 1988 about finding a way to keep Reagan in office.

Some things don’t change, although the new conspiracies have a far more militaristic view of the issue. Given the current climate I suppose that’s par for the course.

But hell — our military can’t control Iraq. What makes anyone think it could control the US? Bigger geographically, better armed, more people, and a truly obnoxious bunch of buggers we are when someone tells us what to do. I wouldn’t want to be wearing a uniform when all the Bubbas decide to drive their tractors to the front line and start shooting.

By: AB CD

AB CD — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:44:52 +0000

#28, I don’t know what you found so funny. Which party do you think is more likely to take away the 2nd amendment?

By: doug

doug — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:56:17 +0000

#35. We have an election, as scheduled.

The same conspiracy theorists were predicting cancelled elections in 2002 and 2004, and will no doubt do so again in 2008.

By: 888

888 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:01:24 +0000

@35
Thats the point of passing such law: Dubya for 3rd term! (or Dubya Forever!)

By: ECA

ECA — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:53:41 +0000

can i ask about a senerio??

What happens IF’ Martial Law is declared, during an election??

By: doug

doug — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:23:47 +0000

#32. Every fascist government has been monstrously corrupt. Hermann Goering made Jack Abramoff look like St. Francis of Assissi. And authoritarian governments are typically highly moronic – with no free press to point out their foibles, they just keep pushing on.

Like it or not, in our system we get the government we deserve.

#33. Quite so. And the Posse Comitatus Act itself was passed after Reconstruction, during which the Union Army was used quite extensively as law enforcement. During the Guilded Age, the military frequently acted as strike-breakers, and lets not forget Douglas MacArthur dispersing the Bonus Army from D.C. using Federal troops.

nothing new here.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:09:46 +0000

“Using the military for law enforcement goes against one of the founding tenets of our democracy. We fail our Constitution, neglecting the rights of the States, when we make it easier for the President to declare martial law and trample on local and state sovereignty.”

What a funny claim, since it was George Washington who personally marched a federalized militia force into Pennsylvania to suppress the revolts during the Whiskey Rebellion.

And even the most vocal advocates of States’ Rights would find it hard to honestly call them sovereign… much less the average liberal Democrat who thinks that states should always be made to yield to the aims of the federal government.

By: Franco

Franco — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:02:08 +0000

Despite 60 years of intense propaganda, is there anything wrong with Fascism? The constitution and government of the US are so massively corrupt and moronic that Fascism will be a very nice change. Stop worrying. Things are developing just like history demands.

By: R Sweeney

R Sweeney — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:06:06 +0000

I guess you folks really didn’t want the Army or National Guard to assist in Katrina (or the next one).

Check your meds people.

By: sagrilarus

sagrilarus — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:01:34 +0000

“Those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course.”

By: doug

doug — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:27:57 +0000

#8. Believe it or not, I agree. If Dumbya was looking for the chance to declare martial law, Katrina would have been the time. All these hysterics about Bush as Mussolini wannabe dont do much for me.

By: Sounds The Alarm

Sounds The Alarm — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:54:03 +0000

AB CD – lol!!!

Yes those dastardly Dems are soooo competent they can just do anything they want. You must be Rush’s love child!

dude – help is available for those with special needs – please just ask.