Bush's New Law: One Step Closer to MARTIAL LAW?(H.R.5122)?

Question

President Bush has signed into law a provision which will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law. It does so by revising the Insurrection Act, a set of laws that limits the President's ability to deploy troops within the United States. The Insurrection Act (10 U.S.C.331 -335) has historically, along with the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C.1385), helped to enforce strict prohibitions on military involvement in domestic law enforcement. With one cloaked swipe of his pen, Bush killed those prohibitions.

Public Law 109-364, "Defense Authorization Act of 2007" (H.R.5122) which was signed by the commander in chief on October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to "suppress public disorder."

Answer 1

To the people who agree with everything the president does:

He is signing laws that contradict the existing laws that protect your sovereignty as an independent state of the union. Again, you still don't surprise me as you continually give up your sovereignty and freedom for security.

Eventually you or the future generations will feel the effects of these mistakes, and sadly you will blame the people that gave you these warnings instead of blaming yourselves.

Answer 2

Bush can not tolerate criticism. so he calls for martrial law. Makes sense to me.

Answer 3

yupchagee is correct.

This was signed into affect in light of the coming Hurricane season, as well as threat of possible snow storms.

Don't try to spin this in any way.

Answer 4

Shocking that he's already set up preparations.

Answer 5

Had this law been effect last summer, the Katrina fiasco might not have been so bad.