Bush poised for ironic step of instituting martial law (Athens GA)

[struggle4progress]

A specter is stalking America - the specter of martial law. Earlier this month, the Bush/Cheney administration in Washington announced that it is considering using the military forces here in the United States against American citizens in the event of an avian flu outbreak in this nation. Dr. Irwin Redlener of Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness told The Associated Press the White House plan is "an extraordinarily Draconian measure." He warned that the latest scheme by the Bush crew could translate into "martial law in the United States."

While Bush gushed on Oct. 4 that he is "still a conservative, proudly so," there is nothing conservative about the Bush team's big government and big spending approach to domestic and foreign affairs. The court-appointed president who told CNN five years ago, "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier - just so long as I am the dictator," might not have been joking.

Rumblings are emanating from the nation's capital that the Bush/Cheney junta is considering abandoning the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act that prevents the American military from being used as a domestic police force against American citizens. The United States has a long and proud tradition of civilian control of the military, but if the Bush administration has its way, Americans may one day wake up to the authoritarian specter of military control of the civilians. <snip>

There are many Bush League quislings here in America who would welcome a martial law, police state in this country. In August, American Legion Commander Thomas Cadmus called for an end to "public protests" against the Iraq war, repeating the same old right-wing song and dance that protests "provide aid and comfort to our enemies." Protesters of Bush's desert disaster in Iraq would tell Commander Cadmus that the real enemy is in the White House. <snip>

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[havocmom]

1. The junta can claim they want to use martial law in the event of emergency

but the fact that they keep shopping for emergencies makes the real agenda rather transparent. They are about to see indictments and THAT is why they want the one part of the federal government which is under presidential control to roll on American streets. They know they are about out of time and the military is the one trick left in the bag.

Let us hope the brass is more loyal to the nation than to any particular CIC. Let us hope good men and women in the military will refuse illegal orders.

Let us hope our son, daughters, fathers and mothers in uniform will not take up arms against us for the protections of criminals.

[BeHereNow]

2. Better go read the latest Executive Order...

October 14, 2005.
Hitler too, used executive orders to
accomplish the very thing we are talking about here.
BHN

[texpatriot2004]

3. Where's the link? nm

[BeHereNow]

5. Actually, you should read ALL of them.

ESPECIALLy the ones concerning the military.
all of this is being done without ANY press commentary.
Keep in mind, everything Hitler did was legal, by executive order.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

4. Sorry, here is the link:

http://www.whitehouse.gov
Click on "Executive Orders" located on the menu
on left side of the page.
BHN

[texpatriot2004]

6. Thanks. Okay, so how do you read it. Are the amendments

up front included in a new version? Where is the complete text? I don't get it. It looks like fragments of a document. Where is it in its entirety with the new amendments?

I would like to understand it. Sorry to show my ignorance here.

[BeHereNow]

8. In short-

All military dissent will be stifled.
All evidence of war crimes sealed against not
only public, but prosecuting legal entities.
Tribunal courts can now operate with only FIVE, versus TWELVE.
Summary-
Welcome to BusHitler world.
BHN

[texpatriot2004]

7. This is a link for the MCM 2002

http://www.usmc.mil/directiv.nsf/0/d738054255924ef385256ccd005469c9?OpenDocument

[pushycat]

9. Yes, the best guys still left in the military have just got to be

up in arms about all this talk of a miltary takeover in America. Let's keep up hope that cool heads will prevail and reason be restored to our nation soon. To me, that means indictments and impeachment proceedings asap.