Terror From On High: Bioterror Act - quarantine population, take property, ration food and guns

Village Voice ^ | 4/3/02 | James Ridgeway

[Icthus]

You're probably right. The events of 9/11 showed how this Nation came together. However, when there gets to be a shortage of food, water and the like....

[Aaron_A]

bump

[Dan from Michigan]

That's alright. I gotta bigger gun.:D

12 gauge, 3 1/2 inch Mossberg.

[Doomonyou]

the proposal, as originally written, would have allowed them to ...and ration food and guns.

Ration Guns? Ha! That's a laugh. Confiscate is what they would do. How do you ration a gun? Isn't "rationing" something done with parishable goods, like food, gas, or medicine?

[Dan from Michigan]

Made for ALL TYPES of 'turkeys'

[rdavis84]

"hear there's a nice little fixer upper down the road from you."

You mean the old school bus body in the woods? The one that would look really great with some new curtains on the windows, maybe a little paint?

Nope. It already Sold. One of my cousins bought it, along with his wife, my cousin. Got some BAD dogs too.

[Orangedog]

This does not brother me, I realize that it could be used for evil purposes, but in the event of a real bio-terror attack then government MUST be able to move quickly to defeat the attack.

Maybe I missed something, but just how would confiscating my guns, generator and food stop smallpox from spreading? The state and federal governments have plenty of resources of their own to send their own supply of food, portable electrical generators, and ammunition without a 21st century "night of the long knives" against the people that they are supposed to serve.

[Abundy]

And it might just be used to settle grudges and personal scores...and while you are so happy about it, do you really expect them to compensate you for your house after they torch it????

Or do you think it will be more expediant for them to just torch you as well in order to elimate your claim against them?

[jpsb]

I think your generator is safe.

[jpsb]

If my house is infested with small pox, or some other deadly disease, then I'll torch it myself.

[poetknowit]

People who don't go along could be jailed.

This is almost a joke. What jails? The hoosegows are full now. And arrested by who? Police officers who are trying their best to avoid exposure to people with communicable diseases? Big Governor will need 2 million cops to arrest 1 million 'uncooperative' sheeple.

But, it all looks bureaucratically good on paper and the people will be safe. Of course. 'Go along' with the program. Of course. Like they say in Brooklyn: "Ration This!"

[Orangedog]

Thanks for the update. Hey, everybody, they might not confiscate our generators when they take our guns and food!

[DLfromthedesert]

Live free or die!!

[Feudal]

Maybe by rationing guns they mean they will take some guns from those of us who have dozens and spread them around amongst the firearms challenged citizens in order to allow them to protect themselves too hehe.

[Abcdefg]

The Feds are offering to grant powers to the States?

Isn't that bass-ackwards!

[Atlas Sneezed]

Better to lose 10% (or 50%) of the population than to lose our freedoms.

You can "ration" my guns, if you start by rationing my ammunition. You can have that one bullet at a time, pointy end first.

If they want to go into Walmart and ration their guns by distributing them to my unarmed neighbors, I don't care.

[Apogee]

Why bother electing Republicans if this is their definition of less government?

Hey, it is less government: one person with power - less government. It's what you asked for, right?

[dead]

The Feds are offering to grant powers to the States?
Isn't that bass-ackwards!

Notice that they are only willing to allow the state additional powers if they plan to erode our freedoms faster.

The Federal Government will send in the troops if any state tries to expand them.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

As long as I don't lose the rights to my Mariners season tickets.

As an aside, the "increased security" at the Mariners ballpark yesterday were truly a joke.

Any suicide bomber would have no trouble but if you wanted to sneak in a beer you would have to go to the great lengths of putting it in your pocket instead of your bag.

They fondled my camera and eyed it very closely. All the while I was excercising my CCW/CPL rights.

[JFoxbear]

Ref. to your number 2 sir:

"Private Property" guns included.

This is a dangerous road to Tyranny.

Neal Knox did a collumn on this MEHPA 10 January 2002

It's up for action in fourteen State Capitols right now.

It's another assault on Liberty, in the name of public safety.

In order to have TOTAL POWER the NWO needs OUR GUNS! and any other private property seen fit!

Buy Guns and Ammo today, for tomorrow you may need it...