2006-06-09 12:17:53 · 4 answers · asked by Big Will 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
What do you mean? Marshals and sheriffs running all over the country with guns drawn? At least that would be better than martial law, I guess.
2006-06-09 12:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Martial law is defined as: military rule or authority imposed on a civilian population when the civil authorities cannot maintain law and order, as in a time of war or during an emergency.
Martial law can be declared due to natural disasters, Y2k Crisis, Stock Market crash, no electricity, riots, biological attack, .... anything leading to the breakdown of law and order.
Since Katrina, the mention of martial law is trendy in government circles and in the media. The trouble is: it’s a short conceptual leap from the pushing of a recalcitrant homeowner out of a hurricane zone at the end of a federal bayonet, to the violent dispersal of angry crowds gathered to voice disapproval of a fascist state.
2006-06-09 19:25:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He just needs to say "9/11" or "WMD"
2006-06-09 19:26:55 · answer #3 · answered by ye_river_xiv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's martial law, thanks.
2006-06-09 19:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋