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It sounds like Franks is talking about the loss of republican government in a more permanent sense than martial law. It doesn't appear Franks expects a temporary loss of freedoms based on the posted article, but rather a new form of government going forward.


It also sounds like it scares the hell out of him, too.

[MediaMole]

Franks sounds like he expects the people to demand security from the politicians who will comply by setting up a police state.

Which goes back to Franklin's quote, "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."