The (p)Resident *has* declared a "National Emergency" [View All]

Many on DU have said that all bush needs to do is declare a national emergency in order to implement martial law, cancel elections, declare himself (p)Resident for life, round up "dissenters" and/or any number of fascist acts.

Well, he declared a national emergency on May 22, 2003. Yes, it's true, many presidents have done this in the past. They did not have the "Patriot Act" to aid them in expanding their Executive Powers. Nor did they have this particular SCOTUS to rule their actions Constitutional.

I asked yesterday, for someone to please, tell me I'm wrong. No one has, yet. So, I ask again today. Please, tell me that the "Patriot Act" combined with:


EO 13303 which declares a national emergency -and-

EO 13315 which expands the scope of the national emergency -and-

EO 13290 which takes additional steps with regard EO 13303 (expanded by EO 13315) -and-

All of which are then "modified" by EO 13364 to allow the U.S. to pillage Iraqi natural resources, i.e., oil


combined DO NOT, in fact, create the situation which many here believe will lead to a "kinder, gentler" fascism.