US Suspends Constitution in Permanent World War on Terror
Two disturbing developments have occurred in the last couple of days
that have gone relatively unnoticed compared to the recent IRS, AP, and
Benghazi scandals.
First, the senate is debating an expansion
of the already broad powers of the 2001 Authorization to Use Military
Force (AUMF) so the U.S. can essentially engage any area in the world in
the war on terror, including America. Which brings us to the second
development: the Pentagon has recently granted itself police powers on
American soil.
Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Sheehan told Congress
yesterday that the AUMF authorized the US military to operate on a
worldwide battlefield from Boston to Pakistan. Sheehan emphasized that
the Administration is authorized to put boots on the ground wherever the
enemy chooses to base themselves, essentially ignoring the declaration
of war clause in the US Constitution.
