This link points to the White House. It's the unclassified portion of a presidential directive, signed into law May 9, 2007 and which states that the president may, under any circumstance s/he deems an emergency, dismiss congress and take full and complete powers. I'd say what I think, but this is a profanity-free site. Ring the bejeezus out of your senators and representatives now. --"America is not at war. The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall."
Reichstag indeed but if true I fear phoning anybody is too late! Really curious to see what's going to happen come the elections! That is if there will be elections. LOL but not really! Can someone please take "mein kamf" away from this nutter!!!
This is horrifying, but by no means surprising, given what this administration has done (hasn’t the stage been set with this via Bush’s unprecedented # of signing statements??The stripping of habeas corpus??The war we were lied into by the WH??)In fact, the only real surprise, IMO, is that they waited this long to do it.The writing has been on the wall for years – this is simply the next logical step towards dictatorship.
“Constitutional Government and Continuity of Govt” plans have existed in numerous administrations, but the very vague text of NSPD 51 leaves the definition of “catastrophic disaster” open to extreme interpretation.The next hurricane that hits our shores could be grounds for Bush to install himself as Grand Poobah.Or the next pizza delivery guy that decides to enter a military base with a gun could end democracy as we know it (or knew it, before Jan. ’01).
I wholeheartedly support contacting Senators and Representatives, tho I’m leery that they can, or will, do anything about it.
What I don’t get is why the media hasn’t picked this up and run with it??? The only thing that might pressure Congress, and even the Judicial branch, is enough exposure and public outcry.
I, for one, refuse to take this lying down. I'm gonna fight. My ancestors didn't fight in the Continental Army for nothing. My grandmother's grandfather didn't fight in the Army of the Republic for nothing. My grandfather didn't fight the Nazis in Iraq, northern Africa, and Italy for nothing. As Jefferson wrote so eloquently in the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, having its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." I, for one, refuse to suffer any further.
Screw careful. Theyr'e banking on "careful." The first public outcry and demonstration against this bullshit will be a good trigger, in their eyes. I'm just curious if American troops will actually fire on civilians when the feces hits the fan. Or whether they're train their sights, um, elsewhere. --"America is not at war. The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall."
I just read the whole thing and have to say I don't see where you get this conclusion from that the president could take full and complete power. I would say it does give plenty of grounds to impeach the incumbent president though! AMERICA...GO FOR IT!
It's in Annex A, the link to which has now conveniently disappeared from the page. It was there as late as 3 a.m. eastern daylight time. Aside from what appears on the above-linked page, and the missing Annex A, the remaining appendices and annexes are classified. We aren't allowed to know how many additional parts there are to this thing, much less what they say. Yeah, the part we can now read sounds pretty much like any other "continuity of government plan." When speaking with some of my friends overnight, they said that CNN finally had the news of the plan running on the crawl, but was not reporting any story. Instead, they were running analysis of the O'Donnell/Hasselbeck massacreeeee. I haven't a subscription to cable, so I don't know what CNN was reporting in our region. --"America is not at war. The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall."
BTW, Not that I don't think he is grabbing as much power as he can get away with already. Much like is going on all over western europe too at the moment! All under the guise of "security" ofcourse!
Call it all boys gone wild. The diefication of Patty Smythe's "Warriors", unleashed after World War II, are now bearing the fruits of this overbearing bunch of fussy fuzzy self-styled "bad boys"-
I see images of both an overblown football coach, cursing and throwing down his headphones on the sideline with every call the U.N. makes now that it's no longer just a mouthpiece for boys over the line,
or,
a fussy big bubba baby boy with dirty diapers causing as much trouble in his playpen as everyone else lets him get away with,
or,
the Stay-Puft marshmallow man is just beginning to frown and throw his temper tantrum! Our worst nightmare- don't dream him, Be Him Bubba! Who ya gonna call?
I know one thing- every time gasoline has gotten to three bucks or above, it's been just incredibly more quiet in this rural area, where a bunch of white trash rednecks couldn't terrorize the rest of us enough with their loud gas guzzling oversized pick-up trucks- as if it would never end!
I've been saying for years that that Beach Boys song "Fun Fun Fun" set the forces of sane motoring back incredibly, because NOBODY tells these billigerant good ole boys that anyone is taking away THEIR T-bird!
He forgot about the library, but the Boy still Litz... His park is worse than his plight.
The leader of the orchestra is coming over to lend Jobere his own violin. No less than Jean Jobere's, it is in fact a Stradivarus, so this is a most... Sporting gesture !!!!
WHAM! George "Michaels"
And as fighters swoop down to BOMB the last proper resistaence, we'll go on to our next musical selection: "I Love You, a Bushel and a Peck" by the Texas Tabernacle Choir...
And they are reading this- just to spite me, a big fat conservation officer in a great big gas guzzling SUV ("Conservation" right-wing style) who's answered my complaints about harrassment here with typical unresponsiveness that only encourages the participants, just had to drive past me the very next day with a bicycle on the back of his great big Conservation vehicle after the bicycle comment above.
These guys these days can't even fit in a normal size car anymore- and guess what? The lanes AREN'T getting any wider. Get on that bike and RIDE officer Morrison (Yeah- like the singer and like the name of a street near town here) I DIDN"T THROW YOUR HAT LIKE JIM MORRISON in The DOORS movie! But I guess I'm guilty because I have the DVD!
Fat bottom girls you make the rockin world go round!
The link works fine in Firefox, but not so well in Safari. Don't know about Explorer.
It's a 40-minute speech, but worth every second. I wouldn't advise doing anything with anything important while listening, though, especially in the last 15-or-so minutes because you'll jack up your stuff.
Welcome to the Reichstag.
Reichstag indeed but if true
no naked, unabashed power grab here...
This is horrifying, but by no means surprising, given what this administration has done (hasn’t the stage been set with this via Bush’s unprecedented # of signing statements?? The stripping of habeas corpus?? The war we were lied into by the WH??) In fact, the only real surprise, IMO, is that they waited this long to do it. The writing has been on the wall for years – this is simply the next logical step towards dictatorship.
“Constitutional Government and Continuity of Govt” plans have existed in numerous administrations, but the very vague text of NSPD 51 leaves the definition of “catastrophic disaster” open to extreme interpretation. The next hurricane that hits our shores could be grounds for Bush to install himself as Grand Poobah. Or the next pizza delivery guy that decides to enter a military base with a gun could end democracy as we know it (or knew it, before Jan. ’01).
I wholeheartedly support contacting Senators and Representatives, tho I’m leery that they can, or will, do anything about it.
What I don’t get is why the media hasn’t picked this up and run with it??? The only thing that might pressure Congress, and even the Judicial branch, is enough exposure and public outcry.
It's on, now.
in the back, thru the Rose Garden
Well, just be careful. I know there’s a back way into the Oval Office but it’s heavily guarded. Godspeed, bluegrass – and may the force be with you!
PS – I would NOT smoke beforehand, if I were you...
Careful?
smokinbluegrass
gali
thanks !
That would explain my confusion!
BTW, Not that I don't think he is grabbing as much power as he can get away with already. Much like is going on all over western europe too at the moment! All under the guise of "security" ofcourse!
Boys gone wild...
Call it all boys gone wild. The diefication of Patty Smythe's "Warriors", unleashed after World War II, are now bearing the fruits of this overbearing bunch of fussy fuzzy self-styled "bad boys"-
I see images of both an overblown football coach, cursing and throwing down his headphones on the sideline with every call the U.N. makes now that it's no longer just a mouthpiece for boys over the line,
or,
a fussy big bubba baby boy with dirty diapers causing as much trouble in his playpen as everyone else lets him get away with,
or,
the Stay-Puft marshmallow man is just beginning to frown and throw his temper tantrum! Our worst nightmare- don't dream him, Be Him Bubba! Who ya gonna call?
I know one thing- every time gasoline has gotten to three bucks or above, it's been just incredibly more quiet in this rural area, where a bunch of white trash rednecks couldn't terrorize the rest of us enough with their loud gas guzzling oversized pick-up trucks- as if it would never end!
I've been saying for years that that Beach Boys song "Fun Fun Fun" set the forces of sane motoring back incredibly, because NOBODY tells these billigerant good ole boys that anyone is taking away THEIR T-bird!
He forgot about the library, but the Boy still Litz... His park is worse than his plight.
It is in fact a Stradivarius...
The leader of the orchestra is coming over to lend Jobere his own violin. No less than Jean Jobere's, it is in fact a Stradivarus, so this is a most... Sporting gesture !!!!
And as fighters swoop down to BOMB the last proper resistaence, we'll go on to our next musical selection: "I Love You, a Bushel and a Peck" by the Texas Tabernacle Choir...
YOU CAN'T STOP STEPFORD!
And they are reading this- just to spite me, a big fat conservation officer in a great big gas guzzling SUV ("Conservation" right-wing style) who's answered my complaints about harrassment here with typical unresponsiveness that only encourages the participants, just had to drive past me the very next day with a bicycle on the back of his great big Conservation vehicle after the bicycle comment above.
These guys these days can't even fit in a normal size car anymore- and guess what? The lanes AREN'T getting any wider. Get on that bike and RIDE officer Morrison (Yeah- like the singer and like the name of a street near town here) I DIDN"T THROW YOUR HAT LIKE JIM MORRISON in The DOORS movie! But I guess I'm guilty because I have the DVD!
Fat bottom girls you make the rockin world go round!
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Sheeple, sheeple everywhere and not a bleat to be heard.
I don't like Fox News, but I like Napolitano.
The link works fine in Firefox, but not so well in Safari. Don't know about Explorer.
It's a 40-minute speech, but worth every second. I wouldn't advise doing anything with anything important while listening, though, especially in the last 15-or-so minutes because you'll jack up your stuff.