Bush Moves Towards Martial Law

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From: "David S. Isenberg" <[email protected]>
Date: October 31, 2006 12:26:34 PM EST
To: Dewayne Hendricks <[email protected]>, David Farber  
<[email protected]>
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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