I would suspect because martial law is a major thing and it would turn us into a Police state and i dont know about you i'm not wanting any of that and i'm afraid i wouldnt be voting for anyone that did that without a good reason.
I think martial law was declared in LA back in the riots? But it might not have been, just the NG and the curfew etc Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: Re: Welcome to the Junta > Because our president is the Commander in Chief, that's why. That is > way too much power in one man. > I also have a sneaking suspicion the FOIA does not apply to > the military, and if so, I'd bet that is the whole point here. > > If martial law allows soldiers to do whatever they want, then why not > just declare martial law if the FBI,CIA,ATF, etc, do not have enough > resources to handle the terrorist threat? > > -- > Jon > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Monday, July 22, 2002, 3:25:11 PM, you wrote: > BW> What is scary about it? IF there is a state of martial law declared the > BW> military can do just that. > > BW> But I don't see why letting the military ACT as law enforcement at times is > BW> scary besides the fact they are trained as soldiers and not law enforcement, > BW> unless they only used MP's or SP's which I doubt. Its not saying using the > BW> military in police actions would mean its the same as martial law where you > BW> loose all your rights and guarantees. I'm sure you would still have the same > BW> protections and hell if they screw up you can sue the army ;) well you could > BW> try. > BW> Using a broken keyboard for a bettter tomorrow :P > BW> Bill Wheatley > BW> Senior Database Developer > BW> Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > BW> EDIETS.COM > BW> 954.360.9022 X159 > BW> ICQ 417645 > BW> ----- Original Message ----- > BW> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > BW> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > BW> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:18 PM > BW> Subject: Re: Welcome to the Junta > > > >> Scary. > >> > >> > Ridge: Consider Using Military To Enforce Law Domestically > >> > > >> > WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said Sunday that the > BW> threat of > >> > terrorism may force government planners > >> > to consider using the military for domestic law enforcement, now largely > >> > prohibited by federal law. > >> > President Bush has called on Congress to thoroughly review the law > BW> banning the > >> > Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines from > >> > participating in arrests, searches, seizure of evidence and other police > >> > activity on U.S. soil. The Coast Guard and > >> > National Guard troops under control of state governors are excluded from > BW> the > >> > Reconstruction-era law, known as the > >> > ``Posse Comitatus Act.'' > >> > > >> > http://news.tbo.com/news/MGA83ZUSX3D.html > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
