[lbo-talk] martial law in US

Jim Devine jdevine03 at gmail.com
Tue Aug 9 15:53:30 PDT 2005


yes, but can the military plan martial law without first getting Congressional support?

On 8/9/05, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:
> >> except in such cases and under such circumstances as
> >> such employment of said force may be expressly authorized
> >> by the Constitution or by act of Congress
>
> Nice little loophole, isn't it?

-- Jim Devine "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.



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