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Post by Guest on Mar 23, 2010 14:17:01 GMT -5
Oh, yeah.  Sorry. ;D |
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2010 14:23:50 GMT -5
I actually do not have much background on US martial law. How does it work? Could Obama just go "Hey, I´ll rule after martial law now?"
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Post by Guest on Mar 23, 2010 14:46:45 GMT -5
No, not really, Martial Law is an Executive (Presidential) Power. It is used in times of distress in which the President can enact a law and use the military without going through Congress. This saves time, because the Congressional Law process can take many months. However, if the military is used, then Congress has to be notified in 60 days. This problem happened in Veitnam, where Congress wasn't told at first that U.S. troops had entered the war.
For example, during a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina, Martial Law was imposed in New Orleans to keep the order. U.S. troops were sent in, set up time when people can and cannot be outside, and were allowed to shoot anybody caught stealing.
Back to Obama, no. Martial Law is not used over a long period of time and usually lasts six weeks.
And the big difference between Germany and the U.S., we have State militias, armed forces controlled by the State.
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Post by Sinbad on Mar 23, 2010 14:49:10 GMT -5
Aah, okay.
Well, that means then that it´s entirely different from German emergency decrees back then, because back then the president (executive) could simply dismiss the Reichstag (legislative) without much more than a "i don´t like you anymore" and then rule alone for 60 days.
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Post by Guest on Mar 23, 2010 14:57:06 GMT -5
Hm, I don't think the president can dismiss Congress. He can end congressional sessions and bypass Congress to some extent.
In theory, the president could use the military to dissolve Congress. After all, he does have 60 days to "play" with the military. But then the State militias will wage war on the military.
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Post by Guest on Mar 24, 2010 0:44:12 GMT -5
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Post by Guest on Mar 26, 2010 14:08:43 GMT -5
"The Bangladesh Liberation War(i) (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho), was a war between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), from 26 March until 16 December 1971." encyclopedia.tfd.com/Bangladesh+Liberation+War" It began as an uprising in East Pakistan led by a guerilla force called the Mukti Bahini. Indian support bolstered the Bangladeshi rebellion and led to a separate but simultaneous war between India and Pakistan. Eventually, West Pakistan's forces were defeated and East Pakistan gained its independence, becoming the new nation of Bangladesh." March 26th 1971: Independence Day in Bangladesh 1979: Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, DC |
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Sorry. ;D
