Agador's Blog - October 2007
Last year the Republican Congress rammed a law through that vastly expanded the President's authority to declare martial law. The wording is so loose that it essentially gives Bush the ability to do so whenever it suits him.
This is a dangerous situation. Fortunately, Mark Udall is doing something about it:
Now for all you Republicans, consider having Hillary Clinton having the unrestrained power to declare martial law whenever it suits her. This is not a partisan issue. It's dangerous for any one person to have that kind of power.
This is a dangerous situation. Fortunately, Mark Udall is doing something about it:
"The current law is a dangerous consolidation of power in the presidency," said Mark Udall, D-Colo., a House Armed Services member, in a statement.
Udall, who wrote the provision that would repeal the 2006 law, said the proposed change "restores this control of the Guard to the governors who, with their local law enforcement and emergency response officials, know their communities and are best able to respond to catastrophic events."
Now for all you Republicans, consider having Hillary Clinton having the unrestrained power to declare martial law whenever it suits her. This is not a partisan issue. It's dangerous for any one person to have that kind of power.
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