04 November 2006

h.r. 5122 the john warner national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2007

via www.thedeadpelican.com we learn of the baton rouge paper's report captioned: "Governors question law on Guard." in the wake of hurricane katrina the bush regime wanted governor blanco to essentially sign over new orleans to the federal government and to her credit governor blanco refused. not to be outdone our maniac in chief and his compliant minions never miss an opportunity to take another swipe at the constitution and revise the insurrection act allowing the president to take control of state-based national guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to "suppress public disorder."

gerald shields writes in the above hyperlinked advocate story:

The issue was paramount last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when Gov. Kathleen Blanco would not allow President Bush to federalize the state troops. Senate congressional investigators later praised Blanco for her stance.
here's the relevant section copied from the bill:
starting at page 322
section 1076 title x subtitle h- other matters
SEC. 1076. USE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN MAJOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES.
(a) USE OF THE ARMED FORCES AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 333 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 333. Major public emergencies; interference with State and Federal law
‘‘(a) USE OF ARMED FORCES IN MAJOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES.—
(1) The President may employ the armed forces, including the National Guard in Federal service, to—
‘‘(A) restore public order and enforce the laws of the United
States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or
other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or
incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the United States, the President determines that—
‘‘(i) domestic violence has occurred to such an extent
that the constituted authorities of the State or possession
are incapable of maintaining public order; and
‘‘(ii) such violence results in a condition described in
paragraph (2); or
‘‘(B) suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic
violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such insurrection, violation, combination, or conspiracy results in a condition described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) A condition described in this paragraph is a condition
that—
‘‘(A) so hinders the execution of the laws of a State or
possession, as applicable, and of the United States within that State or possession, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named
in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State or possession are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or
‘‘(B) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.
‘‘(3) In any situation covered by paragraph (1)(B), the State shall be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws secured by the Constitution.
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President shall notify Congress of the determination to exercise the authority in subsection (a)(1)(A) as soon as practicable after the determination and every 14 days thereafter during the duration of the exercise of that authority.’’.
(2) PROCLAMATION TO DISPERSE.—Section 334 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws’’ after ‘‘insurgents’’.
(3) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of chapter 15 of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 15—ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS TO RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER’’.
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each amended by striking the item relating to chapter 15 and inserting the following new item:
‘‘15 Enforcement of the Laws to Restore Public Order... 331’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to sections 333 and inserting the following new item:
‘‘333. Major public emergencies; interference with State and Federal law.’’
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paul david watson writes in a piece in prison planet called: Bush Junta "Tools Up" To Fight Americans With Civil Suppression Bill
snip
Frank Morales' recent article, Bush Moves Toward Martial Law, succinctly outlines the nuances of what the bill authorizes and why it is potentially more dangerous to freedom in America than even the Military Commissions Act.

"Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007" (H.R.5122) (2), which was signed by the commander in chief on October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to "suppress public disorder."

"Section 1076 of the massive Authorization Act, which grants the Pentagon another $500-plus-billion for its ill-advised adventures, is entitled, "Use of the Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies." Section 333, "Major public emergencies; interference with State and Federal law" states that "the President may employ the armed forces, including the National Guard in Federal service, to restore public order and enforce the laws of the United States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the United States, the President determines that domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of ("refuse" or "fail" in) maintaining public order, "in order to suppress, in any State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy."

Morales, an Episcopal priest in New York City and an anti-war activist, joined radio host Alex Jones this week to discuss the frightening implications of this legislation.

Morales traced the ancestry of the bill back to "Operation Garden Plot" and the United States Civil Disturbance Plan 55-2, now de-classified programs dating back to the 80's which outlined how the military would be involved in suppressing domestic civil disobedience in America. The groups listed as potential non-conformist troublemakers included tax protesters, militia groups, religious cults, and various other general anti-government dissenters.
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heres how louisiana's congressional criminal network voted:
of course its a given that scary mary or katrina mary landrieu as shes called in some quarters together with louisiana's other worthless united states senator david "deer in the headlights" vitter voted for this bill as well.

why is this congress giving all this power to the federal government?

heres how nationally syndicated talk radio host jeff rense summed it up to alex jones recently:

"criminals, pedophiles, blackmailers, blackmail victims, graft, corruption, crooks, con artists, liars, phonies ,cheats, frauds you could go right down the list." - jeff rense to alex jones about who composes the united states congress.

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