Yes, that is a U.S. congressman in this Youtube video, and yes, he is referring to treason, which is what martial law is in the United States. We don't do martial law. The Constitution provides only for the suspension of habeas corpus in times of war, by a vote in the legislature, and nothing else. The post-Civil War Posse Comitatus Act bars the use of regular military, as opposed to national guard, in the "Homeland" to quell civil disturbance. This is precisely why the Founders didn't want "standing armies." They knew that the first thing on the minds of tyrants is to turn them against their own people.
That congressman, Brad Sherman is saying a few members were even told that "there would be Martial Law in America if we voted "No"" on the bailout.
Glenn Greenwald reports the Third Army Brigade is putting a unit of regular army troops seasoned in Iraq, in the "Homeland" for the first time since Posse Comitatus, to "help with civil unrest and crowd control." Why isn't Rep. Sherman getting sat down before a committee, under oath, and asked "Just WHO approached whom and talked about martial law, congressman? What exactly did they say, and what did they mean by it?" In other countries this is called a coup,..
and people hang for it. What do we need bin Laden for? These guys can take away our freedoms all by themselves.
Glenn Greenwald:
For more than 100 years -- since the end of the Civil War -- deployment of the U.S. military inside the U.S. has been prohibited under The Posse Comitatus Act (the only exceptions being that the National Guard and Coast Guard are exempted, and use of the military on an emergency ad hoc basis is permitted, such as what happened after Hurricane Katrina). Though there have been some erosions of this prohibition over the last several decades (most perniciously to allow the use of the military to work with law enforcement agencies in the "War on Drugs"), the bright line ban on using the U.S. military as a standing law enforcement force inside the U.S. has been more or less honored -- until now.
For those too blind to see, who won't believe it until it's too late. This is just "black helicopter" stuff. But, look up baby.
Demand your congressman call for investigation of Sherman's statements on the House floor. Or would that investigation get in the way of Obama's election too?