* announces extension of national emergency act

[babylonsister]

Hmmm, what could this mean?


http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070912-2.html

Office of the Press Secretary
September 12, 2007

Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks


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Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency I declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, New York, the Pentagon, and aboard United Airlines flight 93, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States.

Because the terrorist threat continues, the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001, last extended on September 5, 2006, and the powers and authorities adopted to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond September 14, 2007. Therefore, I am continuing in effect for an additional year the national emergency I declared on September 14, 2001, with respect to the terrorist threat.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

GEORGE W. BUSH

[niyad]

1. martial law

[Atman]

2. Can congress say "NO?"

What this means is that Bush needs this "national emergency" in order to continue subjecting us to all his bullshit Patriot Act shit. It's a step shy of Martial Law. We've been living under it since way back when, and that's why we're in such a precarious position. He's initiated all these laws giving him dictatorial powers should anything else happen while we're under his perpetual "National Emergency."

.

[Megahurtz]

11. It Appears That

they don't say no to anything. :(

[hang a left]

3. If we are in a National Emergency then why is the Air Force

standing down tomorrow.

[jus_the_facts]

4. NO SHIT....

:wtf:

[Ilsa]

9. I don't understand. What and why? Thanks. nt

[babylonsister]

13. Here's an explanation:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1794170

[Beelzebud]

5. Shit like this is why I'm still not sure we'll have an election in 2008...

[Raksha]

6. What is so frightening about this the mention of the exact date,

September 14, 2007, which is the same day as the stand-down...which is TOMORROW!

[BlooInBloo]

7. Does this set the record for Longest National Emergency EVER?

[bigtree]

8. the source of all of his assumed authority

used to buttress countless unrelated actions and abuses by the White House and their minions.

[Megahurtz]

10. He Wants To

be King BAD and start the New World Order at the insistence of Poppy. Just another step in the plan.

[OwnedByFerrets]

12. I would love to know if he has the legal authority to do this....nt

[laylah]

14. Legal authority to do this?

When have the trivialities of anything ever stopped *dumbass from doing whatever he damn well pleases? Good question though.

[jus_the_facts]

15. KICK

[eyesroll]

16. This has been extended every year.

:shrug: