Blueprint for Dictatorship
May 2nd, 2007Via: Antiwar:
America is headed for a military dictatorship – and recent legislation makes this all but inevitable. Last September, Congress passed the Defense Authorization Act, which empowered the president to declare martial law with very little provocation, namely in the aftermath of a “terrorist attack or incident.” Having determined that “the execution of the laws” is hampered by the “incident,” the president can unilaterally impose martial law – without the consent of Congress, which need only be informed of the event “as soon as practicable.” The only condition attached instructs the president to report to Congress after 14 days, and every 14 days thereafter.
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Oh, you mean that’s not so good? Just wait until the Democrats get their hands on all that power: then you’ll see the real collapse of the movement to preserve civil liberties in America.
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Under the terms of this legislation, who defines a terrorist “incident”? The president. Who defines an “unlawful combination”? The president. Who determines that a “conspiracy” is in progress, one that threatens national security and domestic order? The president of these United States – which are to be united, in our darkest future, by a superpresident who can outlaw the opposition with the stroke of a pen and is more a military leader than the chief executive of an ostensible republic.
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May 2nd, 2007 at 3:28 am
run for the exits, who’s with me??????????
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:11 am
Yawn. Nice of Justin to sound the (Defense Authorization Act) dictatorship alarm half a year later. Does Raimondo offer any useful advice on relocation for survival of peak oil, dictatorship, and economic collapse? No, just drama queen despair and nihilism.
Raimondo is a rare bird, a libertarian gatekeeper. Nearly six years on, he is still selling the idea that “Al Qaeda” demolished the WTC. Notice his assertion that the lucky administration just “took advantage” of 9/11. Raimondo also singles out Alexander Cockburn for praise, a leading left gatekeeper and staunch defender of the official 9/11 narrative. Ignore these worthless chattering mockingbirds.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:13 am
Wonder where they came up with these 14 day interim reporting requirements?
The only condition attached instructs the president to report to Congress after 14 days, and every 14 days thereafter.
Reads to me that this new dictatorship is going by the way of the rhythm method, and/or a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Cripe, now I’m going to have to mark these 14 days on my calendar, which will certainly interfere with the markings on my calendar re my periods (or lack thereof).
What will the lawmakers think of to complicate a woman’s life next?
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Running for the exits, I am with you. I am in the 5th stage of interviews etc for job transfer to Wellington NZ office of my company so I can watch the US implosion, hyperinflation, war, military dictatorship from afar. Asia-Pacific is the future; the US Warfare/Welfare state is doomed.
===HYPERINFLATION===WRECK AND ECONOMY====
“Wreck an economy, then start a war: It’s an age-old power-preservation ploy.”
http://www.freemarketnews.com/.....p;nid=7436
“On January 7, 1991, the federal government of Prime Minister Ante Markovic discovered that, under the control of Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian parliament had secretly ordered the Serbian National Bank (a regional central bank) to issue $1.4 billion in credit to Milosevic’s friends. “
May 2nd, 2007 at 8:12 pm
anything worth saying about this involves levels of profanity sure to clog an internet’s artery…..
i’m also thinking of starting a new ISP. the speed is a little slower, but it’s less likely to be monitored by spooks. step one: breed a lot of pigeons…i’ll let you know when i hit step 2……