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Omega
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I just discovered two very disturbing facts.

1: Since March 9, 1933, the United States has been in a state of declared National Emergency.

2: Under a state of National Emergency, the president has the authority to declare martial law.

Let us all hope and pray that Clinton does not discover these two facts...

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-- Adolph Hitler, 1933


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Aethelwer
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Why 1933? That's about the time of the end of the depression, but before any of the WWII stuff.

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Oh yeah, the man is in the final year of his two terms and have given daily indications over the past two years that he wants to suspend habeas corpus and remold the country into Czarist Russia.

I imagine that on his last day in office he'll declare martial law and take over Ohio, at the very least due to Ohio's vast natural resources and the mighty play of the Cincinnati Reds, and turn the state into a giant pot growing wide hippy commune. This commune of course will consist of state wide health care, but only for people with hangnails, he'll take away people's assualt weapons (which are only used for hunting purposes anyway) and he'll socialize bicycle riding.

Why? Well because he can!

This is beyond silly.

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Omega
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That was relatively shortly into the depression, Frank. The depression didn't end until WW2. I'd guess congress figured that all these new deal programs that FDR proposed were unconstitutional (correctly), so they needed to find a way to circumvent that. Ironic that none of them made much headway against the depression.

And I'd be more worried about him skipping an election or three. I don't care what he does. A benign dictator is still a dictator, and again, the price of freedom is eternal vigelance. And Clinton is hardly benign.

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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
-- Adolph Hitler, 1933


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BlueElectron
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State wide weed growing?

Man, do you have it wrong...

It's state wide "ORGY" and weird dildos for ladies working for the federal government!

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Hey Blue, that's my dream. Except that all male government workers under 35 and fit will...


nevermind.

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Curry Monster
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I'm praying all right. Tell me, if this has been the case since 1933 weren't you paranoid that every nut- case president before Billy the cod may have called for matrial law? In short, do you REALLY think he's going to have a national crackdown. On what basis would he have one anyway?

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Sol System
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I don't suppose you'd be willing to share a source, would you?

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Heehee.
It's a bit like Andorra still being at war with the German Empire since WW2.
Thay still haven't declared an armistice!!

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Omega
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"if this has been the case since 1933 weren't you paranoid that every nut- case president before Billy the cod may have called for matrial law?"

Well, considering that I just found out that they all had the authority to do so last night, no, I wasn't. And I don't think that we've had one besides Clinton that's enough of a sleezeball to take advantage of it.

"In short, do you REALLY think he's going to have a national crackdown. On what basis would he have one anyway?"

I don't REALLY think he will. But I really think he would, if he could, safely. As for reason, he'd trump something up. He always does. 'Course, chances are someone would shoot him within twenty minutes if he tried it...

Source: http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/COMMON/factfict.html

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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
-- Adolph Hitler, 1933

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First of Two
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While the page itself may be rightist in its language (though not necessarily incorrect in itself), the source it quotes, Senate Report 93-549, is a legitamate government document.

Oops.

Well, elect me dictator and I'll fix that.

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Aethelwer
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The worst years of the Depression were 1929-1933, IIRC. BTW, the New Deal programs were pretty useful in light of the economic problems the country was having, IMO.

Also, I think the US is still technically at war with North Korea.

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Baloo
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So is South Korea. The end of hostilities was the result of a cease fire, not a peace treaty. The war has been pursued by other means ever since. Would that peace were pursued with such tenacity.

As far as the "state of emergency" goes, that is also a fact. Ever notice how many executive orders have issued forth from the office of the president? He has no authority to do so unless a state of emergency is in effect. Unfortunately, I suppose that World War II distracted everyone from the failure to rescind the original declaration. After all, the war was an emergency, wasn't it? And so was recovery from the war, and the Berlin crisis, and the Korean war, and the red scare, and... well, just about everything since!

I suppose someone ought to bring this up in congress and declare the emergency over. If something's the normal state of affairs, it isn't an emergency. It's "business as usual".

--Baloo

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Curry Monster
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Omega buddy. I've emailed the link to the white house boys. Now that they know, I'm sure you're all going to be goose stepping within weeks.

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First of Two
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*GLINK!*
//Non-sequitur detected.
//Potential ad hominem invalid statement.
*automsg on*

The previous post has surpassed the Illogic Criterion for thread conversations.

Please clarify or refrain from further comment.
Thank you

*automsg off*

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