By Giordano Bruno

The U.S. Federal Government under both the Bush and Obama administrations has made it perfectly clear that in the event of almost any major disaster scenario, including economic and environmental, they
see the institution of Martial Law as not only viable, but inexorable.
From legislative actions like the Patriot Act and the Enemy
Belligerents Act (currently in committee) to continuity of government
programs such as Rex 84 (formerly classified) and Presidential
Directive PDD 51 (currently classified, even from Congress), all the
“legal” precedents have been put into place to allow the Executive
Branch to implement military oversight of civilian affairs, dissolution
of Constitutional liberties, even the end of Miranda Rights and the
right to a speedy impartial trial as protected under the Sixth
Amendment. In some cases, government legislation allows for the
rendition and torture of American citizens as combatants, all for the
“greater good”, of course…

Some in this country dismiss such bills and directives as abstract novelties that don’t constitute any real threat to our freedoms or our daily life. People have a tendency to assume that the atmosphere we
live in today will remain the same tomorrow and always. Many of us
never consider that dramatic, even violent change in American domestic
policy is possible on a moment’s notice. On the contrary, the
continuity legislation now in place shows that our government under the
direction of corporate globalists is not only prepared to implement a
military lockdown of this country, they fully anticipate that such an
event will occur in the near future.

In this article, we will examine how Martial Law will be presented to the citizens of the U.S., how it would likely evolve and progress, and what the ultimate end result will be if such action is not stopped by
the Liberty Movement and the American public.

A “Reasonable” Tyranny

Tyranny does not always burst through your front door wearing body armor and brandishing an assault rifle. Sometimes, it waltzes through your living room and sweeps you off your feet. Sometimes it wears a
glad mask that promises warmth and safety. Sometimes, tyranny invites
you out to the party and makes you feel like you belong.

NEVER leave your drink unattended around tyranny…

Regardless of how apathetic the American public may seem at any given moment, the majority of them at their core hate false authority backed by thuggish jackboot mentality when directly faced with it, and will
not capitulate to despotism easily. That’s just the way we are.
Revolution is in our blood (though now slightly diluted), and it is an
undeniable aspect of our national psyche. Widespread and immediate
military control of U.S. streets would be met with a fury the world has
never seen. If martial law were ever to be achieved by the Federal
Government, it would have to be presented to Americans gradually, as
absolutely reasonable and necessary to their personal well being not to
mention that of their family. Globalists would have to twist the
reality of martial law into a tapestry of fuzzy logic and two
dimensional rationalizations, making the action appear almost
mathematically evident. They would also need a crisis on a scale nearly
beyond belief.

The U.S. is on the verge of many such crises. The economic health of this country is blatantly unstable, and even some mainstream analysts who called us “fear mongers” six months ago are now reluctantly
admitting that some form of collapse is probable:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/opinion/28krugman.html?hp

The financial life of America hangs by the thinnest of threads, and any moderate disaster at this stage will most definitely send it spiraling out of control.

Reports of U.S. warships positioning off the coast of Iran are now verified by the Department of Defense, and the media is beginning to spew WMD propaganda once again:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131181&sectionid=351020205

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65R0HD20100628

The likelihood of a U.S. or Israeli attack on the major oil producing nation has increased drastically. It is only a matter of time before Iran gives the West an excuse, or the West fabricates an excuse from
thin air. Any new war, anywhere, would spell disaster for the world
economy. Period.

And, perhaps the most devastating of all circumstances, BP’s act of eco-terrorism in the Gulf of Mexico has turned from a distraction that should have been disentangled immediately, into a slow motion
catastrophe whose consequences could be so far reaching they might turn
out downright biblical, not to mention, an ample pretext to call for a
coastal evacuation and even martial law:

http://www.examiner.com/x-17299-Hernando-County-Political-Buzz-Exam...

These scenarios do not include the ever present threat of government sponsored false flag terrorism, which could exacerbate social tensions one hundred fold. A 9/11 scale attack, perhaps even nuclear in origin,
would assuredly be followed by a declaration of martial law.

Under circumstances like these, people tend to allow their fear to dictate what is “reasonable” at the moment. Principles often take a back seat to “moral relativity” in the face of misfortune, even though
wisdom demands that principles be held as most important in the worst of
times. Freedom and civilian control over government are vital not
just when our wallets are stuffed, our stomachs are fed, and the
weather is mild, but when the threat of national upheaval hangs in the
sky like a sun-baked vulture. When an early and unpleasant demise
becomes a distinct possibility for a significant majority of the
citizenry, this is when liberty should take precedence over all things.

One argument is always presented by tyrants and their flock during the initial stages social enslavement: “You can’t enjoy freedom if you are dead. It is always better to be alive, no matter the cost.”

However, what they fail to mention is that it is exceedingly difficult to enjoy being alive when you are a modern feudal peasant whose destiny is subject to the whim of power hungry corporatists and
madmen. There is nothing meaningful in that kind of life, just as there
is nothing meaningful in the life of a cog in a great machine except
to turn around and around. You can’t enjoy freedom if you are dead,
but you also can’t enjoy living if you’re not free.

At the beginning of any autocratic system, total authoritarian control is almost always presented as a panacea, a wonder-drug for the masses. When confronted with epic struggle, some people would rather
defer responsibility for their survival to someone else rather than make
the effort to save themselves, and thus, totalitarianism is born.
Martial law in America would be no different. It will be presented to
us as purely rational and absolutely necessary; an “extreme solution to
extreme times”. Its success would rest solely on how many of us are
willing to make the effort to determine our own destinies, and how many
of us are too cowardly to do so.

Consequences Of Martial Law

Regardless of how well governments sugarcoat the prospect of martial law at its introduction, after it has been instituted, it doesn’t take very long for the people to realize they have been duped. The
consequences of a militarized society cannot be hidden after the fact,
nor does the establishment feel the need to hide those consequences
after they have been handed unlimited power.

To peer into the future of what American martial law might look like, one need only research the history of martial law and dictatorships in general. From the Philippines to China to the Soviet Union, the
stages of tyranny are pretty much the same no matter where you are in
the world. Anyone who believes martial law in America will forgo any
of these terrible steps, or that we will somehow maintain a sense of
propriety and fairness, is going to be sorely disappointed.

Free Press Destroyed: The very first action of any government that has achieved military control of a country is to dominate the flow of information. The greatest threat to elitist
domination is usually the people who they mean to rule over. Ending
freedom of the press stalls chances that a view that opposes government
control will gain footing. In America, the mainstream media is already
under globalist control and would likely remain active during martial
law, at least for a time. FOX, CNN, CNBC, etc, would change little,
while the true free press (alternative web news which now dominates over
the ratings of mainstream media) would be attacked, if not shut down
completely. Government enforced web filters (like those in China and
being legislated in Australia) could be put in place, and arrests of
citizen journalists are liable to occur.

Dissolution Of Checks And Balances: In some cases, military rule allows for the dissolution of states rights and even of Congress itself. If Congress is allowed to remain, it would be in a ceremonial
capacity only. Under martial law, all decision making is “streamlined”
into the hands of the executive branch. The excuse given for this is
often the same everywhere; the President (dictator) must not have his
hands tied by checks and balances during a state of crisis, otherwise,
his decisions are slowed, and more people could be hurt. Once the
executive branch of a country removes checks and balances, they almost
never put them back willingly, even after the so-called “crisis” has
subsided.

Erasure Of Civil Liberties: Say goodbye to Habeas Corpus immediately. All tyrannies have abruptly suspended rights to fair trial, rights to legal representation, Miranda Rights, even the right to
know what one has been charged with before being arrested. This
process quickly devolves the justice system to the point where those who
are detained simply disappear, and are never heard from again. The
U.S. currently has many pieces of legislation that have passed or are
pending which allow rendition and even torture of regular citizens,
specifically in the event of a national emergency, which under current
rules, the President can declare at his leisure.

Curfews, Checkpoints, Searches, Citizen Spies: Say goodbye to privacy. Expect ID checkpoints, and arrests for lack of ID. Expect nighttime curfews in cities enforced with extreme prejudice. Expect
warrant-less searches of your home without cause, not to mention
surveillance of web and phone traffic. Also count on the fact that some
people, out of paranoia, or out of some twisted desire for petty
influence, will start pointing an accusing finger at anyone who looks at
them the wrong way, and the establishment will encourage this.
Tyranny is much easier when the citizens police each other. We
actually see some of this behavior today, however, under martial law,
there is absolutely no chance whatsoever of holding the authorities or
anyone who supports them legally accountable for any wrongdoing. There
is essentially no means to voice grievance. Martial law is like a
free pass to law enforcement officials to do whatever they please,
whenever they please.

Arrests Of Activists And Dissidents: Political opponents of the establishment, no matter how honorable and peaceful they may be, would likely be arrested. Those who have the capability to lead a
movement in opposition of the current government or those who have the
respect of a sizable percentage of the populace will become priority
targets during martial law. All tyrants seek to quash other voices,
especially strong voices, so that they can create an environment in
which THEIR voice is the only one that can be heard. Activists are
normally labeled as subversives, insurgents, or terrorists. They are
arrested and treated as enemy combatants. The reigning government will
claim that such people are “dangerous” to the stability of the country,
and a threat to national security. Associating activists with
terrorists also makes the idea of rendition and torture slightly more
palatable to the fearful public.

Economic Feudalism: In an autocracy, everything becomes a matter of national security, even the state of the workforce. All jobs become state jobs. The very poor become a possible burden. The middle
class and the very rich (if not already part of the establishment)
become possible competition. This is why most tyrannies seek to
establish “harmonization”, which is really just a flowery way of saying
that everyone is made equally dependent on the system for their
survival. It is hard to become a successful man in an oppressive
society if you are not one of the elite. It is even harder to be a
pauper in the same society because you are seen as a parasite feeding
off the collective (though you are probably hurting no one). Martial
law is always followed by an end to economic prosperity for the average
citizen and the removal of the traditional middle class. In the end,
this causes the public to subjugate themselves. It creates a system
which rewards those who submit with a semblance of the status they once
had. The alternative: barely eking out an existence while under
constant fear that you could be labeled an impediment to social
progress. Given this choice, many would choose to conform.

Food, Water, and Healthcare Rationing: Food and water are life. Control these two things in a culture, and you have the makings of a tyranny. One of the most notable aspects in the elitist quest for
empire is the trail of hunger and starvation they leave in their wake.
All methods are greenlighted. Burning of farmland, hording of grain,
heavy taxation on livestock or harvests, government micromanagement of
planting, everything is fair game. Food regulation can be taken to a
whole other level in our modern age. With malicious corporations like
Monsanto in operation, genetically modified crops can be created to
control diet, ‘terminator seeds’ which yield only one crop can be used
to keep the masses from replanting, and the pollen from these plants can
be used to infect the genus of non-GMO crops birthing mutant strains
which damage the food chain. By creating a food shortage, rationing
then becomes inevitable, and with rationing comes greater influence.
Healthcare rationing would be a natural extension, until every moment of
ones life relies on the good graces of a centralized bureaucracy.

It is rare for a government to implement all of these actions in a single instant. Usually, they are introduced slowly over a period of years, and with each new decree a problem is preemptively engineered by
the elites to give a “reasonable” cause, or generate a concrete fear.
As time passes, people forget what life was like before, left only with
the dreadful circumstances of the present, and a disquieting sensation
in the pit of their stomachs, telling them that the world they have
been presented is not the world we should have settled for.

Never Compromise Liberty

Tyrants prevail when they are able to fool the masses into compromising their ideals, and their conscience. They enjoy devising scenarios by which we are made to tread through a “grey area”, a place
where the truth is supposedly a matter of perspective, and that which is
right and balanced could become unbalanced and destructive. Once you
choose to compromise a fundamental principle, they then use that moment
to set precedence.

“If torture is tolerable in the chance that it could save some lives, then perhaps it is tolerable in other situations…” they say. “If some freedoms are expendable in the name of security, then perhaps others
are as well.”

How do we stop elites from setting precedence in this way? We never compromise.

“Grey Area” scenarios are a charade. A rigged casino game in which there is only a single outcome and a single winner, and the winner is definitely not you. The crisis is usually one that the establishment
created in the first place, i.e. the economic collapse, the BP oil
spill, false flag terror, etc. And, the solution is always
predetermined. No obstacle has only one solution, there are a myriad of
answers to every dilemma, some far better than others. Yet, time and
time again, we are offered only one way to resolve every disaster;
greater centralization and extended government power.

Most disingenuous of all is the constant promise by government to keep us safe. No government has the power to offer security. Security provided by others is an illusion. The only true safety is that which
one provides for himself. We accomplish this by becoming self reliant,
self aware, and tough minded. We do not wait for some abstract ruling
body to come to our aid, and we do not trade our freedom on the false
promise that they will honor their agreement.

I have heard it argued that America is different, that we should not suspect our government capable of tyranny because “we are the government”. I find this assumption extraordinarily naïve. Our
government has not represented the wishes of the people for decades.
The leaderships of both major parties have supported almost identical
legislative measures and extolled parallel globalist ideologies, making a
mockery of our election process by giving us only one choice in the
casting of our vote. We should be very suspect of such a government,
for we are not the same, our goals are entirely opposed, and only one
group can be allowed to endure; those who wish to dictate, or those who
wish to be free.

I have also heard it said that freedom exists under the purview of government. That the liberties we enjoy are only possible because of the protections that government provides. Elitists often take advantage
of our presumption that government is some kind of cultural
obligation, one that we must bow to, and that by attrition, we must bow
to them. In reality, government is a philosophical construct; a
framework that only exists because we will it so, and that
administrates freedoms only so far as we allow it to do so. WE are the
source of our liberty, NOT government. It is we as individuals who
ultimately must protect the freedoms we enjoy. Under no circumstance
is any government more vital than our personal liberty. The choice is
eternally simple; when asked to sacrifice one or the other, government
must go.

The Constitution of the United States was drafted as a means to reign in government and force it to respect the freedoms of the people. It exists to deter the power hungry, for under the Constitution they are
supposed to be denied the control they thirst for, not given
unrestrained supremacy. Martial law is a tool by which the power hungry
can remove the restraints of the Constitution and cast aside freedoms
on a whim. This is unacceptable no matter the state of affairs. War,
terrorism, economic collapse, environmental catastrophe, none of these
events gives anyone the license to usurp our liberties. It cannot and
will not be allowed. As the 4th of July approaches, we here in America
should remember what it means to call ourselves a “sovereign people”.
It is a title every man is born with but few men have the strength and
fortitude to keep. “Independence” requires taxing vigilance, a
persevering spirit, and the determination to see that neither is tread
upon. Independence has a price. In the event that we are confronted
with martial law in this country, it is a price we may have to pay all
over again.