Posted on 04/04/2012 5:42:49 AM PDT by RichSr
I apologize for not knowing enough about D B law, but now I hope everyone will think what martial law is like. Been there when I was a kid; Do not like it I do not think it is too early to “sound the alarm”. If I am wrong; well been there before, but… if I’m right…we’re in deep.
By Attorney Jonathan Emord Author of "The Rise of Tyranny" and "Global Censorship of Health Information" and "Restore The Republic" April 2, 2012 NewsWithViews.com On March 16, President Obama without public notice unilaterally assumed dictatorial power over the entire country, issuing an Executive Order (“Executive Order—National Defense Resources Preparedness”) that would permit him in times of peace or war, in his sole discretion, to control all of the nation’s industry and resources for “purposes of national defense.” Under Article I, Section 9, Clause 2, Congress has the exclusive power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (the right of one to be released by a court from military or police custody) in “cases of rebellion or invasion” when “the public safety may require it.” Although not synonymous with martial law, which the Constitution never mentions by name, it is nevertheless clear that the Founding Fathers did not intend the President either to declare a state of war or to act independent of Congress to suspend the writ. Moreover, there is no executive power to impose blanket regulations over the economy independent of Congress, even in times of war. In this Executive Order, President Obama assumes that extraordinary power beyond the limits of the Constitution. Indeed, so sweeping are the areas of control, that there is no substantive difference between the powers he has assumed and those of a dictator. Under the March 16 Executive Order, the President invokes a 1950 Act of Congress, the Defense Production Act, as a basis for asserting extraordinary control over the entire economy in service to the national defense needs of the United States. In effect, President Obama has unilaterally expanded the authority of Commander-in-Chief to include not only command of the military but also to command all private parties and resources in support of the military and objectives of his administration. The powers assumed are vast, comparable to those exercised by dictators. Part II of the Order includes the following section, which delegates to the various secretaries of the administration the power to supplant private contracts with federal controls over every part of the economy. Sec. 201. Priorities and Allocations Authorities. (a) The authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act . . . to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense, is delegated to the following agency heads: the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial fertilizer; (2) the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy; (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health resources; (4) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation; (5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and (6) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials. The Executive Order expressly does not limit the use of these extraordinary powers to times of war or the theater of war but, rather, they can be used for “purposes of national defense,” entirely in the discretion of the President. The powers are delegated to the cabinet secretaries. There is no provision for prior authorization from Congress, so the President assumes that he may act unilaterally. The National Defense Authorization Act declared the entire country a “battlefield” in the war on terror and granted the President the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, permit military arrest and detention without notice of charges or any right of due process any American accused of providing support to terrorists. The President’s Executive Order grossly expands the constitutional violations in the NDAA by replacing the Constitution with a presumed power of the President to govern the entire economy. In the history of the United States, there has never been a more profound and grave moment of the exercise of imperial executive power than this. This President who would be Emperor, now is. © 2012 Jonathan W. Emord - All Rights Reserved
Remember about 2 years back, something approaching a million tea-party types showed up in DC (pre-coffee recollections are sketchy, someone fill me in) with about 3 days notice? There are about that many people muttering “bring it”.
I am reminded of words which the Obama may be entertaining right now, and which he may come to rue the day he did: “[he] has made his decision, now let him enforce it!”
BHO needs to understand: Should the Constitution be suspended (trampled, discarded, wiped with), the next stage is feral law, not executive orders.
Before he declares Martial Law he will need to find or manufacture a “crisis” of some sort—Race riots, terrorism, etc—war—threat of terrorist attack...Ect... Then he will give a speech—cancel the elections for a year—and rule by decree. One he has these “emergency powers” we will have a president for life like they do in any African Nations.
Last Resort—The States and Civil War II.
“If Obama can shut down the fossil fuel industry, carriages will return and the buggy whip industry will revive”.
...that should open the door to a mound of streetcar conductor and elevator operator jobs!!
The election of Obama WAS a suspension of the Constitution endorsed by both major political parties.
Could have at least used < br >!
he has just done that...that’s what the article is about
I think he would love to do that, but I still don’t think he’d last 24 hours if he tried.
The reason he is declaring Martial Law is to strike down the 2nd amendment and have the authorities collect all guns from the public. Talk about disregard for the constitution AND its Judges!! He just won’t quit! His arrogance even tells him he’s going to win the election by a landslide!
Due to the FHA, Fannie and Freddie Bankruptcies of September, 2008, American home owners lost 30 % of the value of their homes. That is a 30 % cut in just one month. Home values are still down 30 %.
Thus, let us cut the total compensation to all elected Federal politicians, and their staffs by 30 %, and an additional 10 % cut to elected Federal politicians each year until Federal Spending is LESS THAN the average of the previous 2 years of Federal income.
BTW, since slightly less than half of the US House, and 2/3 of the US Senate are Millionaires, it will be a great opportunity for Congress to lead by example that EVERYONE should give up their “fair” share of the American Dream.
What better way can there be to demonstrate that America is truly a SUB-PRIME NATION?
According to whom? Have you a source for that?
Or is it just some paranoid BS you just pulled out of your backside?
Lucky for us he's not stoking the fires of race riots or weakening our position in the World.../sarc
On point, even my non-political brother is expecting something to happen to suspend the election. We'll see, but I still see it coming.
LOL....and < flushed >!
I’d like to buy a few paragraphs and some spaces.
Gee, did you expect anyone to read this?
‘...carriage return...’
“Ya gotta love the carriage return.”
Somebody call me?
Does anybody else find it ironic that this becomes law on
APRIL 15th
That should be interesting. Somewhere, someone will decide they don't have anything to lose and all hell will break loose. The “authorities” have very limited numbers and are generally supremely overconfident. A recipe for disaster if ever there was one.
I have watched our towns overmanned SWAT team during their maneuvers and they looked like a bunch of Monkeys screwing a football. Of course they're deadly in the middle of the night against unarmed people in bed and their dogs.
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