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Bush's Public Law 109-364 crosses the rubicon.

The Bush Junta has quietly "tooled up" to utilize the U.S. military
in engaging American dissidents after the next big crisis, with a
frightening and overlooked piece of legislation that was passed
alongside the Military Commissions Act, which greases the skids for
armed confrontation and abolishes posse comitatus.

Frank Morales' recent article, Bush Moves Toward Martial Law,
succinctly outlines the nuances of what the bill authorizes and why
it is potentially more dangerous to freedom in America than even the
Military Commissions Act.

"Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act
of 2007" (H.R.5122) (2), which was signed by the commander in chief
on October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the
President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops
anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard
units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in
order to "suppress public disorder."

"Section 1076 of the massive Authorization Act, which grants the
Pentagon another $500-plus-billion for its ill-advised adventures,
is entitled, "Use of the Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies."
Section 333, "Major public emergencies; interference with State and
Federal law" states that "the President may employ the armed forces,
including the National Guard in Federal service, to restore public
order and enforce the laws of the United States when, as a result of
a natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health
emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition in any
State or possession of the United States, the President determines
that domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the
constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of
("refuse" or "fail" in) maintaining public order, "in order to
suppress, in any State, any insurrection, domestic violence,
unlawful combination, or conspiracy."

Morales, an Episcopal priest in New York City and an anti-war
activist, went on several radio talk shows recently to discuss the
frightening implications of this legislation.

Morales traced the ancestry of the bill back to "Operation Garden
Plot" and the United States Civil Disturbance Plan 55-2, now
de-classified programs dating back to the 80's which outlined how
the military would be involved in suppressing domestic civil
disobedience in America. The groups listed as potential
non-conformist troublemakers included tax protesters, militia
groups, religious cults, and various other general anti-government
dissenters.

"It's very clear that they anticipated reaction to the agenda that
they had projected for themselves," said Morales, "they were
obviously aware of what they were gonna attempt to do in terms of
their world domination project....they estimated quite correctly
that there would be reaction on the part of the American people so
it's logical in a sense that they would have been moving kind of in
tandem with their global maneuvers to oppress us at home."

Morales said that the authorities know full well that a widespread
awakening is taking place and so the Defense Authorization Act was
essentially part of a move to try and "tool up" for the reaction
that will take place after their next lunge to destroy what's left
of American liberty.

Morales speculated that the trigger event for the push to use the
U.S. military against American dissidents under the bill was right
around the corner.

"I think it's gonna be rather soon - we have these elections coming
up very soon - that's telling - whether or not they attempt to steal
them again, I think there are a number of factors coming together
that insinuate the possibility that we're looking at some kind of
false-flag operation, maybe an assassination, a bio-terror
event....there are a lot of signs pointing to something alone that
line in the near future."

Morales was assured that any incident in which the military engaged
the public would not resemble a Penn State in that the population
would fiercely resist and the military itself would not do the
bidding of the Neo-Fascists in the White House.

"When the rubber hits the road and these corporate and military
entities attempt to send troops up against us....they're gonna
refuse," said Morales, citing efforts to educate government and
police locally in anticipation of what is yet to come, "It might
come to a situation where the military and the police turn on these
people and say this game is over."

"My guess is that if they're foolish enough to go that route,
they're gonna be rudely awakened to the fact that the American
people are not gonna go up against one another," said Morales, "I
think the great majority of the law enforcement people are gonna
stick to the Constitution."

Morales stated that we have no choice but to expose 9/11 as an
inside job even though it is, "Going to cause a reaction on their
part....but the fact is we're gonna gain more credibility because
we're speaking the truth, so when it comes down to the final series
of confrontations with these people it'll assure our victory - it's
never a sin to speak the truth to power."

Morales indicated that although this story had received absolutely
no mainstream coverage, there are already moves afoot to repeal many
sections of the legislation and many branches of the military and
the air force are in opposition to what the bill authorizes. He
encouraged a local response by means of recodifying law that
protects posse comitatus and clearly prevents the military from
engaging in domestic law enforcement, as well as barring national
guard troops from operating in other states.

Thanks goes to P Watson for the above comments.