America is headed for a military dictatorship - and recent legislation makes this all but inevitable. Last Sept, Congress passed the Defense Authorization Act, which empowered the president to declare martial law with very little provocation, namely in the aftermath of a "terrorist attack or incident." The president can unilaterally impose martial law without Congressional consent. He must only notify the legislative. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.