Posted on 02/27/2009 6:11:53 AM PST by Calpernia
From Congressman Burgess's site:
http://burgess.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=103976
News "Martial Law" In House of Representatives
Washington, Sep 28, 2008 - Under the martial law procedure, long-standing House rules that require at least one day between the unveiling of significant legislation and the House floor vote on that legislation — so that Members can learn what they are being asked to vote on — are swept away. Instead, under “martial law,” the Leadership can file legislation with tens or hundreds of pages of fine print and move immediately to debate and votes on it, before Members of Congress, the media, or the public have an opportunity to understand fully what provisions have been altered or inserted into the legislation behind closed doors. This is the procedure that the Leadership intends to use to muscle through important bills in the next two days.
http://rules-republicans.house.gov/ShortTopics/Read.aspx?id=220
From the Committee on Rules September 27, 2008
BLANKET MARTIAL LAW RULE THROUGH
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH
Motion offered by: McGovern
Summary of Motion:
To report the martial law rule waiving a requirement of Clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of any resolution reported from the Rules Committee, through the legislative day of September 29, 2008. It does not apply to any specific measure, but rather grants blanket authority.
Agreed to by voice vote
Yes, but only by 10 people. 7 to 3. I don’t know who these few are.
From what I understood, when the Repubs voted no, Martial Law was invoked.
That is what those video clips from the congressmen are saying. They were told, if they didn’t vote yes, martial law would be used.
That last vote doesn’t show Martial Law being repealed either. Which means, it is still in place.
This is the rewrite:
The treasury monies supposidly went into the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
No one was going to say otherwise. LOOK:
H. RES. 157
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, and for other purposes
Rule Number:
H.Res. 157
Rule Type:
Suspension
Rule Summary:
1. Provides that measures may be considered under suspension of the rules at any time through the
legislative day of Friday, February 13, 2009.
2. Provides that the Speaker shall consult with the Minority Leader on the designation of any matter
for consideration under suspension of the rules pursuant to this resolution.
3. Provides that H.Res. 10 is amended to change the hour of daily meeting of the House to 9:00 a.m.
for Fridays and Saturdays.
Rule Text:
H.Res. 157
H. Rept. 111-14>>>
>>H. RES. 158
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee
Rule Number:
H. Res. 158
Rule Type:
Same-Day Rule
Rule Summary:
1. Waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is
reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules
Committee.
2. Applies the waiver to any resolution reported through the legislative day of February 13, 2009,
providing for consideration or disposition of any measure relating to H.R. 1, the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Rule Text:
H. Res. 158
H. Rept. 111-15
Pursuant to H.Res. 184 — this resolution was tabled.
http://rules-republicans.house.gov/Bills/Read.aspx?ID=159Link:
It will be interesting to see if the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team that was redeployed to US soild to control civil unrest will actually shoot us.
Thanks...I’m trying to wrap my brain around all this...I fear my head may explode, please notify my next of kin if that occurs ;)
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By “taking the gloves off”, I would like to see GOP legislators disregard the sure application of the label and become rabid obstructionists to anything designed to reconceive America, which is just about everything the treacherous Democrats have or will come up with. They just might save the country and become heroic in the process. In the Senate especially, they need to lose the maddening, nauseating air of faux-comaraderie and address the enemy with the total disdain they deserve. At least DeMint doesn’t preface every allusion to a Dem with “My good friend...”, such as in “My good friend Chuck Schumer” or “My good friend Senator Boxer”.
Fairly recently I’ve heard/seen where on a certain day prior to the election there was a significant electronic transfer of money in the U.S. (in the hundreds of billions) which some are saying was the “straw” which broke the econimic camel’s back? And, no one has been able to determine where all that money went? Could that be tied to this event spoken of on this thread?
I suspect that was in September to the Swiss Banks. Makes sense since the DOJ subpoenaed them.
But I have no idea how the Martial Law will affect the DOJ’s subpoena.
Excerpt:
Switzerland’s largest bank UBS was recently compelled to hand over confidential client data to US tax authorities. It is now at loggerheads with US regulators who want access to fresh information on 52,000 accounts held by wealthy Americans suspected of offshore tax evasion. The issue has snowballed into a major controversy. One side of the Swiss political spectrum seeks a constitutional safeguard for banking secrecy, glorified as a national tradition. The other side supports the internationally prompted move for transparency. The global fallout is that the issue of tax havens will be up for debate at a G-20 summit in April. Switzerland’s not being invited looks like a rap on the knuckles.
Switzerland has long been a secret treasure chest for much of the world’s offshore wealth. Its banks including financial giants UBS and Credit Suisse offer clients privacy and personalised service. But the discretion it treats as brand value is also associated with suspicious opacity. Swiss banks have a point in saying their contracts with clients are based on the promise of privacy. So, disclosures-on-demand are a breach of trust, so important in their trade. But client confidentiality is valid only so far as account-holders’ assets accrue from legitimate activity. That indulgence can hardly be extended to law-breakers seeking tax havens or places to park illegal assets.
The information in the report I saw did not mentin the Swiss Banking industry. The report was about a huge electronic transfer of money that took place in approximately one hours time on one specific day.
Hair raising bookmark.
Why would an electronic transfer rule out the Swiss Bank?
From Bill:"Agreed to by voice vote*
Even if ALL the Repubs and some Dems voted No! they would have been out shouted by the rest of the Dems and Pelossi would have slammed her gavel down and say the "Yeas have it".
It took me about an hour and a half to find it, but I did:
Rep. Brad Sherman – Congress Threatened with Martial Law
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099147/posts
(Oct. 2, 2008)
There is also this from November 19th:
Inhofe: Paulson Uses Scare Tactics to Force Bailout Legislation
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135184/posts
Is this what you are talking about?
Fed Refuses to Discuss Details of $2 Trillion in Loans
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131505/posts
When the troops are in the streets, it’s a declaration of martial law. It’s like a Waco — have one signed but have it back at the office so it doesn’t have to be shown lest the people have time to collect themselves for whatever reason.
It would be great for the people to take the power back and watch those so hungry for power run back to their own states. The time has certainly come.
It would be great for the people to take the power back and watch those so hungry for power run back to their own states. The time has certainly come.
If they were going to physically move the money (gold) from the Treasury, it would make sense to have federal troops doing it. In order for federal troops to be in the streets, martial law would have to be declared, at least on paper, though perhaps not released to the public until after the gold is moved, at which time the troops would no longer be needed. Just a guess.
Didn’t say that it did rule out the Swiss Banks. They just didn’t comment on Swiss Banks in that particular report.
Nope. This was about hundreds of billions of dollars in electronic transfers which happened on one day over the course of a very short period of time.
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