Be afraid, be very afraid.
September 26, 2008
OK, so here’s what’s going on right now:
McCain has suspended his campaign to “meet [in the senate] until this crisis is resolved.”. However, John McCain is not on the senate banking committee and has never been involved in setting economic policy.
So he pressures Bush to hold a Whitehouse meeting and then, out of nowhere, submits his own version of the bill that is completely different from the original in all regards. It is still unclear exactly what that bill is.
My suspicion, is that this was done to allow McCain to appear to be anti-Bush, and the savior of Democratic Peoples Republic of America.
However…
Here’s what else is going on right now:

The 3rd Infantry 1st Combat Brigade is being redeployed to the United States to act as a peacekeeping force. If you’re wondering what’s wrong with this, please Google “Posse Comitatus”. This means that now, instead of the National Guard helping state and local police in the event of a national disaster, the US Military is expected to do so. Apparently the National Guard is too busy guarding Iraq to take care of their mission here.
Here’s my super-paranoid view of what’s happening:

If John McCain is willing to suspend his campaign for a “time of crisis”, though Lincoln debated during the civil war and Roosevelt did also during WWII, is he also amenable to suspending elections? My fear is that McCain is working with Bush to develop a plan to declare martial law and suspend the election. This can be done, and though unconstitutional, is perfectly legal per Presidential Directive 51.
Could McCain’s interference be a method to keep the unrest going all the way to election day? Maybe it’s not just incompetant political posturing but the end of the free world? Perhaps were not going to become the DPRA but the Kingdom of America.
Be afraid, be very afraid.

September 26, 2008 at 9:28 am
Please read my interview with Northern Command on the issue of “Posse Comitatus”. It should help allay your fears in that regard.
http://northshorejournal.org/military-integration-into-nims
September 26, 2008 at 10:01 am
I agree that it is not the published intent to act as a police force, however statements such as “They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control…” from the Army Times article sound an awful lot like policing. Even if they are acting with state and local police, I still believe that it should be the National Guards responsibility.
September 30, 2008 at 8:39 am
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