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Bush Moves Towards Martial Law
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:07:47 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: "David S. Isenberg" <isen () isen com> Date: October 31, 2006 12:26:34 PM ESTTo: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>, David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Bush Moves Towards Martial Law Dewayne, Dave, For your lists, per your editorial judgement. David I ------- Bush Moves Toward Martial Law Frank Morales http://uruknet.info/?p=27769 October 26, 2006In 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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