[CitizensTruth] ARTICLE- Martial Law

[Walterb306 at cs.com]

All,

FYI.

Future is not carved in stone.  But we need to put oomph into the directions 
we want the nation to take.

Info may be the first step, but we need to be united and organized and in 
gear.  There is a lot of organizing going on all around the Chicago area and many 
opportunities to help.  Urge all of us to do as much as we can.

To paraphrase a good quote:  We can't do everything, but what we can do, we 
must do.

Peace

Beverley



http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=581

During his two terms in office, George W. Bush stepped outside the boundaries 
of the Constitution and assembled an amazing toolbox of powers that greatly 
increased the authority of the Executive branch and the reach of the federal 
government.

Bush expanded presidential power to, among other things, allow government 
agents to secretly open the private mail of American citizens; authorize 
government agents to secretly, and illegally, listen in on the phone calls of American 
citizens and read our e-mails; assume control of the federal government 
following a "catastrophic event"; and declare martial law.

Thus, the groundwork was laid for an imperial presidency and a potentially 
totalitarian government--a state of affairs that has not ended with Barack 
Obama's ascension to the Oval Office, despite hopes to the contrary that President 
Obama would fully restore the balance between government and its citizens to a 
pre-Bush status quo. As Charlie Savage reports in the New York Times, "Signs 
suggest that the administration's changes may turn out to be less sweeping 
than many had hoped or feared--prompting growing worry among civil liberties 
groups and a sense of vindication among supporters of Bush-era policies."

The fact is that the problem is bigger than Obama or any individual who 
occupies the White House. Indeed, once the government assumes expansive powers and 
crosses certain constitutional lines, it's almost impossible to pull back.

Continued at 
http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=581




 
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