Bush signs bill enabling martial law

[Not Kuno]

Weeeeeeee

http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/0 ... 4208.shtml

[RanDom_ErrOr]

hmm, i say in less than 2 years, we'll have a (true) dictatorship... \o/

[Anyway]

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We must do what is necessary.

[Demosthenes11]

Remember that time it has to pass the house and congress first?

[Gregorio]

It's Martian Law!

Sparks, can I marry people?

[Ksandra]

Bush is my hero....j/k

[Boyiee]

mmm north korea here we come!

[Fuuko]

It would be really cool if you could actually read the bill in question, and not time out every single time. Anyone have it?

The article is useless for any real factual information, quoting two words and then spouting your opinion is such a crappy way to write. Not to mention 90% of the shit he quotes is not even from the bill.

[Eaglestrike]

Martial Law wouldn't work in the US if there wasn't a good good reason for it.

[Daahan]

C'mon people, we all know what happened last time someone was given emergency powers.

COUGHdeathstarCOUGH

[Melisande]

Just in time for the election. Alert the Galatic Senate!

[Mephisto]

hmm, i say in less than 2 years, we'll have a (true) dictatorship... \o/

do you honestly believe that? rofl

[Xavier]

Martial Law wouldn't work in the US if there wasn't a good good reason for it.

Thank god for no gun control.

[Leonix]

This is the only bill signed on the date indicated in the article, October 17th that would relate to martial law in anyway, is The Military Commissions Act. The only bill signed after that was the Secure Fence Act on the 19th. Previous to that the SAFE Port act on the 13th, which also does not mention martial law in anyway.

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc109/h6166_eh.xml

The only section of the bill that mentions martial law:

2. CONSTRUCTION OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MILITARY COMMISSIONS.

The authority to establish military commissions under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 3(a), may not be construed to alter or limit the authority of the President under the Constitution of the United States and laws of the United States to establish military commissions for areas declared to be under martial law or in occupied territories should circumstances so require.

Frankly, if he had signed a bill that allowed him to declare martial law, wouldn't you think that we would have heard it from a more reputable source, and much sooner than eleven days afterwards?

[Melisande]

It's not a very good conspiracy if CNN reports on it

[Zigma]

The funny part is that nobody gives a flying fuck.

[Demosthenes11]

Posted by kdawson on Saturday October 28, @04:42PM
from the maybe-sweden dept.

lol

[Correction]

It's Martian Law!

Sparks, can I marry people?

<3

The key is to hit really hard. With the stick.

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[Kaiseran]

Bush enables Marshal Law?!

http://pspupdates.qj.net/uploads/art..._dr50_0217.jpg

So, Gore invented the internet, Bush invented Tekken??

[Jerseyprophet]

Gun control is being able to hit your target, Xavier. If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them.

You have to know what martial law is intended for before assuming that it planned for like, next tuesday. Martial law is the use of our armed forces in times of DIRE emergency and NEED of protective forces - to assist and defend our people.

The man is actually ensuring your safety in the time of need, if there ever is.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You dont have to agree with our president, but the man still is the president. His position deserves respect. He is very pro-military, and god damn it we needed it. This is coming from someone who has spent a christmas in the desert, someone who has had to carry out his critized agenda.

Ask yourself what action he could've taken that would've been right, ultimately. Take no action? No, something had to be done. Go to war? The world is full of bushy eyed kittens and flowers - no wars! I respect 'em for sticking to his guns in the first place. If you say you're gonna do it, do it.

We should've leveled that country in the first place. Mail Osama his children's body pieces UPS ground to him.