[IP] Bush Moves Towards Martial Law
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From: "David S. Isenberg" <isen@xxxxxxxx>
Date: October 31, 2006 12:26:34 PM EST
To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Farber
<dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Bush Moves Towards Martial Law
Dewayne,
Dave,
For your lists, per your editorial judgement.
David I
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Bush Moves Toward Martial Law
Frank Morales
http://uruknet.info/?p=27769
October 26, 2006
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 (1). 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.
Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of
2007" (H.R.5122) (2), which was signed by the commander in chief on
October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the
President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere
in America and take control of state-based National Guard units
without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to
"suppress public disorder."
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more at http://uruknet.info/?p=27769
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