Is Martial Law the desired result?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

It is clear that we have been abused. If we revolt -- say for an invasion against Iran -- will Gonzales' words become prophetic?

Edited for stoopid spelling... :blush:

[shain from kane]

1. Martial law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law

[treestar]

2. Say Martial Law

This should be a freeperism!

I think they would love to have martial law - they use every excuse in the book, from 911, to Katrina, to the bird flu. The reason they are full of terra terra terra and encouraging everyone to be too scared for freedom!

:scared:

[arcos]

3. Marshal law?? Are you series?!?!'11111'????11?!1 nt

[Aristus]

4. Nope. MARTIAL Law isn't very desireable, either.

It's called 'Martial' or military law, because military judges, answerable only to the Uniform Code Of Military Justice and not American civil law, would replace civilian judges on the bench.

Sorry, "Marshall" law is one of my pet peeves.

Also, FYI, just because National Guard troops are in the streets doesn't mean martial law has been declared. It just means that they are helping the police enforce civil law.

Here endeth the lesson...

[darkstar7646]

5. Yes...

It's pretty clear that's where we are headed. One has to wonder when or if the Dems are going to get a clue and expel this idiot from office. He has super-majority numbers against him and is still saying "F the people, I'm going forward..."

This means a new terra attack and martial law, a lot sooner than we might expect.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. Please -- more comments chastising me. Is that all you have?

[BuyingThyme]

7. If you haven't noticed, the new Military Commissions Manual

applies to all Americans.

Martial Law is a reality, not a desired result.

We have a new Constitution. It's done.

If you have a problem with this, tell your representatives to do something about it.

[MrSlayer]

8. Where would they get the troops to enforce it?

They don't have enough to fight in Iraq. Hell, they're using a whole lot of the national guard to fight over there. If they can't hold down Baghdad how the hell are they going to hold down NYC, Chicago, L.A., Philly, Cleveland and so on and so forth?

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Mobilize out-state guard units --

Minnesota guard in Louisiana; Texas guard in New Jersey. There are a LOT of troops still here. The trick is to use units that are automatic outsiders to the place they are assigned. All supplemented by the mercenary "security companies" like Blackwater.

Like the way the Russians used Mongolian troops in Hungary, and East Germans in Mongolia.

[maveric]

11. Or contract the RW Militias...

that have been waiting to play with their guns for so long.
Didnt * mention something about "civilian" reserves, or something like that?

[screembloodymurder]

12. That's why they want to add 92,000 troops.

They realize they can't fight in Iraq and DC at the same time. They're not stupid, just evil.

[MrSlayer]

15. But they would neeed millions of troops.

92,000 troops wouldn't hold down Manhatten island let alone all of NYC. And it's not just the big cities, there are very many medium and small cities to control and then all the towns. It couldn't be done.

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. I've seriously thought that the non-response to Katrina was

an effort to provoke a civil uprising, which could then be squashed - and along with whoever is arrested, there would be a general roundup of other dissidents. Particarly when they started coming up with the stories about snipers firing on relief workers - all of which turned out to be false.

[Javaman]

13. Naaa, Martial Law is to messy. Just look around you...

they are slowly dismantling our rights, until we get to the point where we won't have them anymore. Why institute martial law when the slow erosion will do the trick.

It's better to talk a person out of their money then to steal it. :)

[Marr]

14. His intent is to establish that the Executive is superior to the other branches.

They apparently feel that, if they can pick a fight in this area, they can win it.

[Marie26]

16. No, it's Corporate Law. nt