Obama justifies FEMA imprisonment of civilians - 5/9/2011

On May 9, 2011 Obama claimed he was setting up a legal process to imprison US citizens, "prolonged detention," without having any charges filed, a trial or a conviction. Rachel Maddow has an 8-minute video. If there is something you don't care for in the Constitution, just ignore it! That's the way he operates.

There is also a 6-minute video of FEMA prisons ready for occupancy.

Bruce

"There over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) should Martial Law need to be implemented in the United States and all it would take is a presidential signature on a proclamation and the attorney general's signature on a warrant to which a list of names is attached."

"Justification for actions are taken in EXECUTIVE ORDER 12656.
Read the text here:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/12656.html ]
A portion of the highlights are:
Management, control, and allocation of all usable waters from all sources within the jurisdiction of the United States. Control, acquisition of real property. Mining of strategic and critical and other nonfuel minerals for national security emergency purposes. Stockpile strategic and critical minerals. Military assistance to civilian law enforcement authorities. Registration and inquiry, and mortuary services and interment. The use of Federal penal and correctional institutions and resources. Enforcement plans to respond to civil disturbances. Management and control of civil transportation resources and systems, including privately owned automobiles, urban mass transit, intermodal transportation systems, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Management of all Federal, State, city, local, and other highways, roads, streets, bridges, tunnels. Control of people entering and leaving the United States. Claimancy for materials and equipment for public water systems. Provide by induction, personnel that would be required by the armed forces. Methods for interment of the dead."