PLEASE Check this out...It's really scary

[solara]

HUGE! Bush Guts Posse Comitatus, Grabs National Guard!


by Major Danby
Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 06:10:33 PM MST

I'm not really all that much of a states' rights guy. I fall more on the "strong federal government" side of the spectrum. So when someone like me starts screaming about a massive sneak attack on federalism, you might want to pay attention.

If I told you that Congress was considering passing a law that gives the President -- this President -- the power, in the event of any "disaster, accident, or catastrophe" that he deems to require it, to:

- involuntarily take National Guard troops from State A and
- require them to work in State B for up to a year,
- in law enforcement rather than just traditional areas like disaster relief,
- over the objection of both state's governors

would you believe it? Probably not. And you'd be right. Congress is not considering such a bill.

IT ALREADY PASSED SUCH A BILL THREE WEEKS AGO!"

Much more: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/18/211033/23


:scared:

[autorank]

1. One insult to the constitution after another... KR

[Taoschick]

2. See link for vote breakdown:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-5122

It doesn't appear there was much opposition to this.

[Tellurian]

6. IIRC..

Sen. Conyers filed an objection to the passage of the Bill
where the language was not identical in Both Houses.

I don't remember hearing anything else about this issue
after the original Conyers filing..

Does anyone know the status of the objection..

This is sickening..

[spag68]

3. So we can count on martial law Nov. 8

[Vexatious Ape]

4. Thanks for the heads up

and NO thanks to the mainstream media for alerting anyone to this.

[solara]

5. I have a feeling they don't know, from what he says the truth of this

bill is not so easily discerned He lays it out pretty clearly though. {Edited to add] I was hoping that if enough of the DUers read this that maybe it would get out some how. I don't know how to do that, or who to send it to.

[rumpel]

7. thanks for posting this - here we go:

§ Including those who are obstructing the laws to the existing requirement for the President to issue a proclamation ordering insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodes within a limited time.

These people are crazed -

[NMMNG]

8. That SOB really wants to be a dictator

And is doing everything in his power to make it so.

[solara]

9. Yep, He told the truth about that, and he told us more than once too

[Dead_Parrot]

10. Well, English is the language of the US, y'know...

...So there's no room for 'Posse Comitatus' or 'Habeas Corpus' anymore. Durn furriner lingo.

[FloridaPat]

11. * has plans to build huge jails for riots. Now he has the nat'l guard.

He can name anyone he wants a terrorist.Not good.

[katty]

12. yup!