One of the most important yet overlooked factors that will occur in the aftermath of a massive terrorist attack on the United States is that such an attack would spark martial law on a national basis.
Several national security experts were contacted who have no doubt that martial law will be declared.
This declaration would include not only forced curfews but mandatory confiscation of citizen owned firearms. (Who's going to do this? Preposterous.)
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Martial law doesn't mean what everyone thinks it means. It doesn't mean that the constitution gets cancelled. it just means that civil law has broken down and military resources get used to prosecute the law. Military police, judges, jails and juries enforcing the existing laws. It does not mean that military can shoot citizens on sight or for trivial causes, any more than civil police can already do that.
ReplyDeleteThe military does not want that job. There is no provision in federal law, the constitution or state laws that permit martial law or anything that resembles it to take place. if it does happen, then the "government" is itself acting without any authority and sending the message that might makes right so take whatever you can carry. Then it is open season on any military law enforcement attempting to enforce any laws that people don't like (like stealing their guns at a time of civil unrest... when they are needed most).
Using military force to quell civil unrest is not martial law. Persons arrested in that way are then remanded to functional civil courts and jails.
In the civil war and during reconstruction, there was martial law and it was on it's face unconstitutional but accepted because the South was beaten.
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DeleteI have said it before. Article 4 section 4 of the Constitution states that we will have a republican form of Government. No asterix, no except when... If the leaders of our Government try to impliment "martial law" they are committing an unconstitutional act. And you all should act accordingly. And besides, they could not even pull that off on 9/11, even tho they have tilted the field since then.
ReplyDeleteAnd besides, they could not even pull that off on 9/11, even tho they have tilted the field since then.
DeleteEven thinking of confiscating weapons is insane.
They confiscated guns during Katrina.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly did and I hope they learned a lesson.
DeleteEarlier this evening I was watching a video about Mosin Nagant rifles. The speaker said there were 10 million of them in the US and most folks don't even know what one is. That should give us and idea how many other name brand rifles there are. Even if people willingly gave them up it would be a monumental job.
DeleteAn impossible task, unless one was willing to sacrifice innumerable Americans and then I believe the confiscators would lose which would bring reprisals. The commies should just forget it.
DeleteFunny, never gave this area on the border much thought nor has anyone else,
ReplyDeleteobviously.
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/for-some-life-on-the-mexican-border-is-absolutely-apocalyptic_012015
Thanks and that's bad. Spent many a month camping in Baja, but don't know about it now.
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