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Originally Posted by trigatch4
First of all you're taking what he said out of context, I believe he was talking in reference to the current state of affairs between Republicans and Democrats in the House being a state of "Martial Law".
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Agreed. In congressional terminology, "martial law" is when the speaker forces a vote without giving members ample time to review the item and its implications, or to leave to do research. It basically amounts to forcing a bill through because they have no idea what they're really voting on.
U.S. CONGRESS DECLARED 'MARTIAL LAW' LAST NIGHT! | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul
I agree there's some crazy shit going on in this country right now, but I suspect if there were enough people in the Exec branch that wanted to put everyone under military rule they'd just do it without declaring anything except "You're screwed."