Do you think martial law should be banned?
823975
No, as far as our country misusing it I don't know of anywhere we are using it right now. The president told the people in katrina to get out and if they didn't they would then be under martial law warning them well ahead of time.
429390
i hate that law and think it is very very very stupid. my mom says that she thinks the people who came up with that should be removed from the united states.
295394
I think it's a bad road to be travelling down. We don't have the military strength to be the world's policemen, and troops that are trained to be peacekeepers aren't all that good at being warfighters.\n\nNot to say that we shouldn't help out when the need is there, but I think that it's high time that the other major powers in the world started shouldering some of the policing.
1049326
What do you mean? Marshals and sheriffs running all over the country with guns drawn? At least that would be better than martial law, I guess.
1024775
Not with this kind of people in Philippine government now. What is needed is total cleansing, otherwise it would be the same banana.
558790
It shouldn't be regulated in the first place... the government needs to get its nose out of everything but running the country and fighting the wars.
650037
YES, and it should be carried out by casting ballots. The rate of voters is really low, and it gets lower year by year. An armed revolution hardly ever has any positive result (Cuba, Mexico, Cambodia, China). The power in a democracy is in the People, but if these people don't vote or do so without being informed first, then Democracy is weak, and weak democracies always give off tyrants.
1127106
ya\ni mean i know some people who got killed becuz of myspeace\nmy school banned already and it really didnt affect alot of people \nso i think the site should be banned
432112
I think they should. There is a lot of people and a lot of tension involved in this situation, and it only takes a few troublemakers to incite a city-wide riot.
609339
It all damn well worries me.  I honestly believe if this President could he would declare martial law.  He believes that he is omnipotent and infallible.  Look very closely how the military in encroaching into civilian authority-the CIA and securing the southern border.
484316
Amnesty is the worst decision that could be made by this government, but it isn't surprising, we are in a mess abroad and now at home. We can't even sustain our own people or help them when disasters come along, and our dimwit government thinks we can support foreigners that just hop in and drain the economy more. They caused this mess and they better start cleaning it up .....and fast!
679147
No.  If they were going to do the right thing, they would allow law enforcement to enforce the laws already on the books.  This is an election year, so the issue once again comes up.
827679
unfortunately Conservatives such as sway are making it much more difficult for people like you and I to speak freely and openly on whatever subject we see fit. The right to free speech is important, otherwise we would live in a police state. That is why it is important, we need to avoid Martial law, something many people are afraid Bush is capable of.
847646
They did it in new orleans last year after katrina..the national guard went door to door(poor and rich) confescating guns from people.  If you didnt give up your weapons you had some real problems on your hands.  The media didnt even cover this.  So dont think it cant happen.  Let something pop off and they declare martial law..what are you going to do when 200+ national guardsmen with m-16's are standing at your door telling you to hand over your weapons.  Are you going to die for what you believe is your right?  I dont think i would.  I dont know too many americans that would either.  Things are going on around us that we seem to be blind to..uh, guess what, its coming and there aint nothing you can do about it.
154916
Well the president has pretty much declared herself a dictator, and is imposing martial law, so it doesn't look good does it?
676115
Only if martial law were to be declared.  UNDERSTAND THIS - In the United States of America, CIVILIANS DO NOT SALUTE MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.\n\n[ADDED] To the guy below who points to Katrina as an example of effective martial law - THAT WAS NOT MARTIAL LAW.  That was simply the assignment of an active-duty senior military officer to be the central command and coordination point for relief, logistics, communications, and resource deployment.  Enforcement of laws was not part of his charge, nor was there a suspension of constitutional liberties as would be a hallmark of martial law.
3220
No, but he could declare "martial law", and halt all elections - thereby remaining president indefinately.\n\nI've included a link with more details.