If you have never heard the term martial law, I will explain. Martial law is an extreme and rare action taken by either the President or Congress during times of great chaos or emergency. This includes suspension of the U.S Constitution for citizens. This means seizing of firearms will be expected as well as unreasonable searches, no freedom of speech or of the press. In most cases the military authorities take control in their designated areas, and will be given authority kill or detain citizens who don't follow orders, without a trial. According to the Supreme Court in 1946, martial law carries no exact meaning. So it depends on the degree of martial law declared. In the United States, martial law has only been implemented one time on a national level, during the Civil war by Abraham Lincoln. Also one time on a regional level. After the bombing of pearl harbor, martial law was declared for the Hawaiian islands, by then Governor Joseph B Poindexter. The most recent example of martial law was in Watertown Massachusetts on April 19th after the marathon bombing. The whole town was put on lock down as they searched door to door for the suspect. The 4th Amendment was nonexistent as they forced there way into homes and arrested residents for noncompliance. Many citizens were left shocked and angry at the bullying displayed by the police. It has been in national news over the past year, that the department of Homeland Security has been funding small town police forces all over the United States with militarized training and equipment including assault weapons, grenade launchers and tanks. Is this all just in case? The D.H.S has also recently secured a contract that would supply them with 450 million rounds of ammunition over 5 years. This doesn't mean anything, but its interesting nonetheless.
Is the government preparing for civil unrest of some kind? It seems that way, but I can only speculate.- BDB (Google Images)
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