Martial Law

Martial law is a very serious threat to the liberties of the American people, because it will allow indefinite detention of Americans without trial and they can be thrown into labor camps or prison camps, etc. The first document I want to look at is called the Civilian Inmate Labor Program which provides policy for creating labor camps and prison camps on army installations. http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/R210_35.PDF

The next thing I want to look at is called REX 84, or Readiness Emergency Exercise 84 which was a drill developed by the US to suspend the constitution and place the military in charge of state and local governments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_84 . The author of the plan Oliver North was questioned about it in the Iran-Contra hearings in 1987. When North was aked about the plan by Congressman Jack Brooks, North's lawyer says that the matter is irrelavant and that they could make arrangments to discuss it in an executive session. (Skip to :50to see the clip of the hearing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug0IL7k3elQ .

The next bill I want to show you is called H.R. 5122 A.K.A the John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007. This bill allowed the president to declare martial law and take control of the National Guard without state governor authorization when the state cannot enforce the law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Warner_Defense_Authorization_Act
Now for the text of the bill,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." Click to see a PDF of the bill. Type sec.1076(exactly like that) into the search bar and hit enter, when it pulls up the table of contents hit enter again or go to pg. 322. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h5122enr.txt.pdf

The definition of insurrection is "Revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government". http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/insurrection
So if enough people resist a government then martial law can be declared by the president without approval of a the state governor.