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Posted on 10/25/2011 3:02:21 AM PDT by Yosemitest
CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN. Ask them to explain to you, where, exactly in the Constitution is the President authorized to shut down all TV & Radio broadcasts nationwide, for ANY reason. Then inform them that the Barack Hussein Obama Regime can be trusted least of all men who have lived in the White House, with such UNCONSTITUTIONAL POWERS! Then insist that they sponsor legislation to revoke this UNCONSTITUTIONAL POWER!
Here's the Blaze with the story:
Your words are MARKED.
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(7), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, §524(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1656.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 311(a) 311(b)
|
32:1 (less last 19 words). 32:1 (last 19 words).
|
June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §57, 39 Stat. 197; June 28, 1947, ch. 162, §7 (as applicable to §57 of the Act of June 3, 1916, ch. 134), 61 Stat. 192. |
In subsection (a), the words “who have made a declaration of intention” are substituted for the words “who have or shall have declared their intention”. The words “at least 17 years of age and * * * under 45 years of age” are substituted for the words “who shall be more than seventeen years of age and * * * not more than forty-five years of age”. The words “except as provided in section 313 of title 32” are substituted for the words “except as hereinafter provided”, to make explicit the exception as to maximum age.
In subsection (b), the words “The organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia” are substituted for the words “the National Guard, the Naval Militia”, since the National Guard and the Naval Militia constitute the organized militia.
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 311(a) | 32 App.:1. | July 30, 1956, ch. 789, §1, 70 Stat. 729. |
The words “appointed as . . . under section 4 of this title” are omitted as surplusage.
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “members” for “commissioned officers”.
1958—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–861 included female citizens of the United States who are commissioned officers of the National Guard.
TOO much fun from several years ago.
The legal definition is necessary for legal identification of who is included within that class, and under what conditions different subsets are activated.
Based on prolonged study of the topic, methinks the _point_ of the term is “all capable citizens”.
Sad that you must resort to name calling rather than stick with the facts. I was commenting on the posts over at the Blaze. If you read them, you’ll see there is an undercurrent of concern that Obama would have the power to take away (ok maybe bad choice of words) how about control radio and tv nationally without local broadcasters being able to do something.
His listeners had to get that impression from somewhere. Read the posts on the Blaze before you flame me.
Actually I tend to think Benito Mussolini’s end was more picturesque. What with him & his mistress hanging by their heels from a streetlight post.
Is conelrad still in existence? The old 640 or 1240 on the AM dial radio network for Civil Defense is that still in service?
>>> Is conelrad still in existence?
Not as such, but the EBS is the direct successor. Under one name or another they’ve been interrupting television and radio since 1951. The republic is still here.
Oh I remember the old civil defense test pattern on the TV from when I was a kid . Also I think that this is basically a test that will for the most part go as planned unless some smart ass puts out the zombie apocalypse warning by mistake , in which case there will be much screaming/yelling knashing of teeth & banging heads against walls by those who were running this test .
Myself I’m hoping for a nation wide zombie apocalypse alert. 8*> Cause the goobers in Washington DC will look like total asses.
When captured by Communist partisans, he opened his shirt and challenged them to shoot him in the chest-—which they did. Mussolini, was no wimp—give him that.
Surely you jest. I didnt even have to read past that lil gem above. liar
Even though it IS a test, they are going to use the actual codes they would use in a REAL national emergency. They’re going to have this carefully controlled.
There are two types of stations, 'participating' and 'non-participating'. 'Participating' stations are those that are already part of the system.
ALL stations will transmit the three EAS "chirps" that you hear when they test or activate the system. Those chirps are telling the EAS encoder what type of alert it is. You will then hear the old EBS Attention Signal, that annoying two-tone screech that we all know and dislike.
If you're listening to a 'participating' station, you'll her the following:
This is a test of the Emergency Alert System. [PAUSE] This is only a Test. The message you are hearing is part of a nationwide live code Test of Emergency Alert System capabilities. This Test message has been initiated by national alert and warning authorities in coordination with Emergency Alert System Participants, including broadcast, cable, satellite, and wireline participants in your area. Had this been an actual emergency, the attention signal you just heard would have been followed by emergency information, news, or instructions. Remember, this is only a Test. The EAS is also used by State, Territorial, Tribal, and local authorities to alert and warn the public and provide important emergency response information. Remember, this is only a Test. Please stay with this Test message as it will be repeated… [PAUSE]
The message will continue until the test is over.
Being a former broadcaster, I read the message at 'broadcast speed', making sure to enunciate all the words like I would for reading copy. If that pacing is used, you'll probably hear it three times in the 3 minutes of the test.
If you're listening to a 'Non-participating' station, you'll hear this:
"This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. This test will last for approximately three minutes. During this test, most television and radio providers will remain on the air to participate in the test. This is (station name). We will be discontinuing programming for the duration of the test. Our programming will resume at the end of the test, in approximately three minutes."
The announcement will be repeated once, then the station will go silent until the test is over.
Oh...I don’t trust him either. Not as far as I could throw a Buick.
However, after reading the FAQ’s for the test, I know WHY the test is 3:30 long. The EAS encoders have a built in time limit of two minutes for all messages EXCEPT national emergencies. Those have NO time limit (convenient, no?). The FCC, FEMA, and supposedly the manufacturers of the different encoders want to see if they ‘lock up’ at the 2 minute mark. If not, great. If they do, they (supposedly) have a bug to fix.
Now, could you (or someone) explain to me why this near-miss asteroid is freaking people out concerning this test? I’m afraid I don’t get it. It doesn’t worry me in the slightest, and I see no reason why people are tying these things together.
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