[editor-surveyor]

"No civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to carry pistols, shotguns, or other firearms," said P. Edwin Compass, the superintendent of police. "Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons," he said.

This is just a trial run for the whole country. It'll be interesting to see if people realize what is at stake. There is no longer any reason to evacuate; the water can be sanitized quickly by just going over to Stauffer Chemical Co. and Monsanto Chemical Co. and 'borrowing a few hundred of their 2000 Lb. Chlorine cylinders and feeding the liquid chlorine into the water at the most turbulent areas. The whole town will be as safe as a swimming pool within 10-12 hours.

[Carry_Okie]

The whole town will be as safe as a swimming pool within 10-12 hours.

We disagree there. The chlorine isn't stable. There are enough stagnant pools (such as inside houses that will drain as the level falls) to re-innoculate whatever you might treat. Needless to say, there is enough food in the water to get it going fairly quickly.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[hedgetrimmer]

So what can we citizens do? We can't just sit here and watch it happen.

[Carry_Okie]

Here are the offending sections of the US Code:

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/331.html
Title x, Sec. 331. - Federal aid for State governments

Whenever there is an insurrections in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of its legislature or of its governor if the legislature cannot be convened, call into Federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by that State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to suppress the insurrection

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/332.html
Sec. 332. - Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority

Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State or Territory by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/333.html
Sec. 333. - Interference with State and Federal law

The President, by using the militia or the armed forces, or both, or by any other means, shall take such measures as he considers necessary to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, if it -

(1) so hinders the execution of the laws of that State, and of the United States within the State, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or

(2) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the

United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.

In any situation covered by clause (1), the State shall be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws secured by the Constitution

IMHO, these code sections must be rescinded.

[cope85]

P. Edwin Compass,N.G.O of the U.N

[zip]

Can you direct me to the part of the US Constitution that allows the government to suspend the 2nd Amendment? I've searched through my copy and must have overlooked it.

BTW, thanks for the ping.