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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
President Bush signed new presidential directive, on May 9th, that could give him power to overrule congress and the judicial branch of the government in the event of a "catastrophic event".
Should the president have the ability to become a dictator in the event of a "national emergency", when the constitution works so hard to create a balance of power in the government?
Read more here:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.p...articleId=5720 |
When Lincoln declared martial law, the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional. For more about the topic:
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_mlaw.html
As it stands, the Constitution does not give any branch of the federal goverment the authority to declare martial law.