The Inauguration of Police State USA. Towards a Democratic Dictatorship?
Author’s Note
The following article first published in January of 2012 focuses on an important piece of legislation (National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) HR 1540).
Barely noticed by our mainstream media, HR 1540 (signed into law by president Obama on December 31, 2011) has
set the stage for the repeal of constitutional government, not to
mention the development of the “Surveillance State”, which has recently
been the object of heated debate.
The American republic is fractured. The tendency is towards the
establishment of a totalitarian State, a military government dressed in
civilian clothes.
The adoption of the “National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
HR 1540) is tantamount to the militarization of law enforcement, the
repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act and the Inauguration in 2012 of Police
State USA.
As in the Weimar Republic in Germany in the 1930s, fundamental
rights and freedoms are repealed under the pretext that democracy is
threatened and must be protected.
Domestic radical groups and labor activists constitute in the
eyes of the Obama administration a threat to the established economic
and political order.
The media is complicit in the demise of constitutional government.
All the components of Police State USA are currently in place.
They go far beyond government snooping of emails and telephone
conversations. They include:
Michel Chossudovsky, June 06 2015
The following article first published in January of 2012 focuses on an important piece of legislation (National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) HR 1540).
Barely noticed by our mainstream media, HR 1540 (signed into law by president Obama on December 31, 2011) has
set the stage for the repeal of constitutional government, not to
mention the development of the “Surveillance State”, which has recently
been the object of heated debate.
The American republic is fractured. The tendency is towards the
establishment of a totalitarian State, a military government dressed in
civilian clothes.
The adoption of the “National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
HR 1540) is tantamount to the militarization of law enforcement, the
repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act and the Inauguration in 2012 of Police
State USA.
As in the Weimar Republic in Germany in the 1930s, fundamental
rights and freedoms are repealed under the pretext that democracy is
threatened and must be protected.
Domestic radical groups and labor activists constitute in the
eyes of the Obama administration a threat to the established economic
and political order.
The media is complicit in the demise of constitutional government.
All the components of Police State USA are currently in place.
They go far beyond government snooping of emails and telephone
conversations. They include:
Extrajudicial assassinations of alleged terrorists including US citizens, in blatant violation of the Fifth amendment “No person shall. .. be deprived of life. .. without due process of law.”
The indefinite detention of US citizens without trial, namely the repeal of Habeas Corpus.
The establishment of “Internment Camps” on US Military Bases under legislation adopted in 2009 .
Under the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act (HR 645) the “Internment Camps”. can be used to “meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”
The FEMA internment camps are part of the
Continuity of Government (COG), which would be put in place in the case
of martial law. The internment camps are intended to “protect the
government” against its citizens, by locking up protesters as well as
political activists who might challenge the legitimacy of the
Administration’s national security, economic or military agenda.
Continuity of Government (COG), which would be put in place in the case
of martial law. The internment camps are intended to “protect the
government” against its citizens, by locking up protesters as well as
political activists who might challenge the legitimacy of the
Administration’s national security, economic or military agenda.
Michel Chossudovsky, June 06 2015
