2) contracting for the construction of high capacity detention centers throughout the country; 3) conducting nation-wide mass arrest exercises; 4) obtaining from Congress removal of legal impediments to the indefinite detention of US citizens without trial; 5) obtaining from Congress the authority to use federal troops for domestic police duties, by nullifying the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878; and, 6) obtaining from Congress the authority to use national guard units, without the consent of state's governor, in that or any other state. While these and other actions cited here have alternative, plausible explanation, and those participating in them may be entirely unaware of the darker ends to which their work may be put, nevertheless each is troubling and collectively they demand serious assessment as a potential threat to both our constitutional republic and its democratic governance, especially in light of the Bush administration's record of unlawful behavior. The reader is therefore asked to give this careful consideration because the eternal vigilance necessary to protect our liberty is better served by reasonable suspicion than by enduring trust.
What part of a continuity plan needs to be so classified that our own elected Congressman who have the proper security clearance can't see it?
This article is very worthwhile reading, please visit original link. It expands more on the Prison Planet article, and is well sourced.
www.concordbridge.net
(visit the link for the full news article)
