right it was what, two weeks or something? Around 1972 or 73? I dunno about justified, as a lot of countries have had kidnappings without going there, but my point is, it's not like all countries that have the power invoke it at the drop of a hat any time they can.
But I'm not sure they don't do the same, just sneakier.... I m sure you don't think Maher Arer is something to be proud of, right? but that is a different story. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > If you are talking about the War Measures Act, that was only ever > intended for a very limited period of time. Moreover given what was > happening with the multiple bombings and the kidnappings I think it > was quite justified. > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > well... they had martial law once in canada in my lifetime, for a few > days, > > then never again. But that's canada, and I suspect they are just sneakier > > now. This definitely seems worth asking about. > > > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Once you give Government power they will use it, and will never give it > up. > >> > >> This was what the opponents to the patriot act said in the first place, > but > >> it was political suicide to oppose the act at that time. > >> > >> Remember some Senators said that they should not let a crisis go to > >> waste... > >> > >> On 19 March 2012 01:58, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > well there's the "this is only for emergencies" theory but I don't > really > >> > buy that. Look at the way the Patriot act got subverted . On the other > >> > hand... disaster preparedness is indeed the job of the government. > Maybe, > >> > when I take another look, the key to this will be how it gets > triggered. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:348753 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
