Comments on: Martial Law and the War on Terrorism http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/07/28/martial-law-and-the-war-on-terrorism/ Author James Bovard Mon, 21 May 2012 17:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Road to Dictatorship - reboot the republic http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/07/28/martial-law-and-the-war-on-terrorism/#comment-122888 The Road to Dictatorship - reboot the republic Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:23:25 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1111#comment-122888 [...] Intersecting with this skittishness is an impending sense of economic and social crisis. Real fear, such as we haven’t experienced in a mass way since 9/11, pervades the air: an entirely justified fear of an economic collapse. Last year, when the banks trembled on the edge of a very steep precipice, lawmakers were told “in private” that if the bank bailout wasn’t passed, “there would be martial law in America,” as Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California) revealed on the House floor. “Now that’s what I call fear-mongering,” said Rep. Sherman, but in my view this wasn’t a bluff. In the midst of an economic collapse, an “event” in which the stock market drops by, say, 5,000 points, and there’s a run on the dollar, as Ron Paul predicts, I don’t think there’s any question but that the authorities would immediately impose martial law. [...] [...] Intersecting with this skittishness is an impending sense of economic and social crisis. Real fear, such as we haven’t experienced in a mass way since 9/11, pervades the air: an entirely justified fear of an economic collapse. Last year, when the banks trembled on the edge of a very steep precipice, lawmakers were told “in private” that if the bank bailout wasn’t passed, “there would be martial law in America,” as Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California) revealed on the House floor. “Now that’s what I call fear-mongering,” said Rep. Sherman, but in my view this wasn’t a bluff. In the midst of an economic collapse, an “event” in which the stock market drops by, say, 5,000 points, and there’s a run on the dollar, as Ron Paul predicts, I don’t think there’s any question but that the authorities would immediately impose martial law. [...]

]]> By: BOVARD » Other Outrageous Terrorism Prosecutions http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/07/28/martial-law-and-the-war-on-terrorism/#comment-120934 BOVARD » Other Outrageous Terrorism Prosecutions Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:53:44 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1111#comment-120934 [...] appreciate the thoughtful emails on the Lackawanna Six article. Unfortunately, the proseuction in that case was par for the Bush-era domestic war on terrorism. [...] [...] appreciate the thoughtful emails on the Lackawanna Six article. Unfortunately, the proseuction in that case was par for the Bush-era domestic war on terrorism. [...]

]]> By: Dirk W. Sabin http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/07/28/martial-law-and-the-war-on-terrorism/#comment-120933 Dirk W. Sabin Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:55:38 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1111#comment-120933 You know, it's about time they updated the Pledge to include a proper reference to the Dept. of Homeland Security. You know, it’s about time they updated the Pledge to include a proper reference to the Dept. of Homeland Security.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/07/28/martial-law-and-the-war-on-terrorism/#comment-120932 Jim Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:54:15 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1111#comment-120932 Ya, I suspect that not everyone would grasp the larger issue of principle when the tanks rolled by. Or maybe this would simply be another great opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Ya, I suspect that not everyone would grasp the larger issue of principle when the tanks rolled by.

Or maybe this would simply be another great opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

]]> By: Dirk W. Sabin http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/07/28/martial-law-and-the-war-on-terrorism/#comment-120931 Dirk W. Sabin Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:36:17 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1111#comment-120931 Yes, I suppose this issue is somehow important but it seems a distraction to the more important issue of what beers will be on tap when the Black Professor and White Cop meet the President to discuss an issue that was ably covered by Richard Pryor 30 years ago. After all, what could be more wholesomely American than watching the Military on Maneuvers down Main Street? Yes, I suppose this issue is somehow important but it seems a distraction to the more important issue of what beers will be on tap when the Black Professor and White Cop meet the President to discuss an issue that was ably covered by Richard Pryor 30 years ago.

After all, what could be more wholesomely American than watching the Military on Maneuvers down Main Street?

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