Did you Know that Bush ordered Martial Law if bailout bill

[april]

Where was this on the NEWS!!!!OMG

Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time.
Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"

By Naomi Wolf, AlterNet. Posted October 8, 2008.

[NightWatcher]

1. not that kind of martial law (the one we've been scared of). It's a procedural move to force a vote

[readmoreoften]

3. It was clearly stated by the democratic congressman in the video that martial law in America was

threatened. He specifically says "in America".

[wildbilln864]

2. ttgpwy! nt

[Liberal In Texas]

4. I think someone on the floor of the senate started the rumor as a scare tactic.

According to a speech by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.):

"The one thing that's been proven is the absolute fear-mongering that's being used to drive us is false," Sherman said. "I've seen members turn to each other and say if we don't pass this bill, we're going to have martial law in the United States."

It was more fear-mongering than a real possibility. You know how they like to rule by FEAR by now.

[W.E.B. DuBois Fan]

5. Did you Know that Bush ordered Martial Law if bailout bill

why am i not surprised about this???!!!!

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6. geeez, maybe Bush can use the troops...for the election? (crowd control at polls)

[Duer 157099]

7. I doubt it was a direct threat, but it is a credible concern

PD51 gives the prez the authority to declare martial law in the event of *any* national crisis, including a financial one. So the threat was already hanging over their heads, even without anyone having to state it.

[snot]

8. That's what I thought at first, too, but WATCH THIS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaG9d_4zij8&eurl=http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/06/us-congresspeople-to.html

Don't forget to rate it up.

Bush did not "order" martial law. But per Sherman, several reps were told that unless they passed the bailout immediately, the stock market would drop thousands of points (which it did anyway), there would be civil unrest, and martial law would quickly become necessary.

See also this other stuff that seems like the neocons are ominously well-prepared to declare martial law quickly:

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/22/headlines#10 . Sources re- the 1st infantry brigade deployed in the U.S. starting Oct. 1, see http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090 and http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph (page removed from Army Times but the DU post preserves a bit of it); also http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/mili-s25.shtm .

Regarding the construction of new detention centers in the U.S.,

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph :

NYT: KBR -$385 million for building temporary US detention centers

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/national/04halliburton.html :

Halliburton Subsidiary Gets Contract to Add Temporary Immigration Detention Centers
By RACHEL L. SWARNS
Published: February 4, 2006

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract worth up to $385 million for building temporary immigration detention centers to Kellogg Brown & Root, the Halliburton subsidiary that has been criticized for overcharging the Pentagon for its work in Iraq.

KBR would build the centers for the Homeland Security Department for an unexpected influx of immigrants, to house people in the event of a natural disaster or for new programs that require additional detention space, company executives said. KBR, which announced the contract last month, had a similar contract with immigration agencies from 2000 to last year.

The contract with the Corps of Engineers runs one year, with four optional one-year extensions. Officials of the corps said that they had solicited bids and that KBR was the lone responder.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph :

Halliburton to construct HS "detention facilities" in US: $385M DHS award

Note that when this press release refers to "KBR" that means "Kellogg Brown Root" a subsidiary of Halliburton. This contract, and construction of the detention facility it funds, seems worrisome.

January 24, 2006 12:03 PM US Eastern Timezone
KBR Awarded U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contingency Support Project for Emergency Support Services
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2006--KBR announced today that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) component has awarded KBR an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contingency contract to support ICE facilities in the event of an emergency. KBR is the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton (NYSE:HAL).

With a maximum total value of $385 million over a five-year term, consisting of a one-year based period and four one-year options, the competitively awarded contract will be executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. KBR held the previous ICE contract from 2000 through 2005.

The contract, which is effective immediately, provides for establishing temporary detention and processing capabilities to augment existing ICE Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) Program facilities in the event of an emergency influx of immigrants into the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs. The contingency support contract provides for planning and, if required, initiation of specific engineering, construction and logistics support tasks to establish, operate and maintain one or more expansion facilities.

The contract may also provide migrant detention support to other U.S. Government organizations in the event of an immigration emergency, as well as the development of a plan to react to a national emergency, such as a natural disaster. In the event of a natural disaster, the contractor could be tasked with providing housing for ICE personnel performing law enforcement functions in support of relief efforts.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.j

Apologies that I have not re-checked all these links; if any aren't working, try the "wayback machine" at http://www.archive.org/index.php .

[snot]

9. See also this

on DU's Greatest tonite: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x391743