"Daytime curfew" Uh, isn't that just a nicer way of saying...

[vi5]

Martial Law? I mean correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that more or less the same thing?

[Maddy McCall]

1. No.

I'm speaking from the Katrina point of view. No.

Edit to add--most people don't understand the definition of martial law. Read this link.

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_mlaw.html

[vi5]

2. Thank you very much....

That helped.

[Maddy McCall]

5. Martial law has been a very rare occurence in US history.

Some people would say that Louisiana was under martial law after Katrina...but to my knowledge no military courts were established. The other criteria were met, though.

But having daylight curfews isn't martial law.

[Captain Hilts]

3. Yes. I experienced martial law in Moscow in 1993.

It's like the whole city was sent to bed early on account of bad behavior.

To do so in daytime truly is marital law.

[ET Awful]

4. I'd be more likely to call it universal house arrest for all citizens

How does that sound?

[underpants]

6. House Freedom

Or anti-daylight safety procedures

[MuseRider]

8. You're hired.

We need someone with your way with words. Why you rival the evil wordsmith KKKarl.

Coffee out of my nose but hey, those are pretty good.

[ET Awful]

10. Pedestrian Traffic Reduction Program

:P

[underpants]

12. Domestic Patriot Patrols

as in patrol your domecile

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Not exactly

Martial law refers to when the military takes over the job of law enforcement. So Iraq has been under martial law for quite some time.

but you could have a daytime curfew imposed by Vivian authorities.

[Dhalgren]

9. That damned Vivian! She's always making us stay indoors!

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Doh!

I would go back and edit that, but your response was too funny.

[JVS]

13. She's such a fascist