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In a response to a question asked by Infowars correspondent Robert Wanek at Iowa State University during the recent Ames straw poll, Ron Paul said that the federal government was preparing for civil unrest and martial law in the United States.
Paul was asked for his opinion on whether H.R. 645 (The National Emergency Centers Establishment Act) could lead to Americans being incarcerated in detention camps during a time of martial law.
"Yeah, that's their goal, they're setting up the stage for violence in this country, no doubt about it," responded Paul.
The National Emergency Centers Act or HR 645, first introduced in January 2009, mandates the establishment of "national emergency centers" to be located on military installations for the purpose of providing "temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster," according to the bill.
The legislation also states that the camps will be used to "provide centralized locations to improve the coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations".
Ominously, the bill also states that the camps can be used to "meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security," an open ended mandate which many fear could mean the forced detention of American citizens in the event of widespread rioting after a national emergency or total economic collapse.
The legislation was referred to Committee and did not proceed any further, but it was not rejected in a vote and can be re-introduced at any time in a new session of Congress.
As we reported yesterday, in the aftermath of the UK riots, police departments in the United States are being trained to deal with rioting and civil unrest.
Back in 2008, U.S. troops returning from Iraq were earmarked for "homeland patrols" with one of their roles including helping with "civil unrest and crowd control".
In December 2008, the Washington Post reported on plans to station 20,000 more U.S. troops inside America for purposes of "domestic security" from September 2011 onwards, an expansion of Northcom's militarization of the country in preparation for potential civil unrest following a total economic collapse or a mass terror attack.
The United States has continuity of government plans in place should martial law be declared by the President. However, the details of those plans have been so tightly guarded that even Congressman and Homeland Security Committee member Peter DeFazio (D -- OR), who has the necessary security clearance, was denied access to view the material when he requested to do so back in July 2007.
"I just can't believe they're going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack," DeFazio told the Oregonian at the time, adding, "Maybe the people who think there's a conspiracy out there are right."
Congressman Paul has warned about preparations for martial law before, telling the Alex Jones Show, "They're putting their back up against the wall and saying, if need be we're going to have martial law."
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do you think they will need jobs filled in fema camps? jobs at last!
hross233 5 months ago
It's true......they actually want to establish total dominance of the American, and they will promote violence to allow for Martial Law.
Born2Flesh 6 months ago
This entrapment has not gone without notice. Like him or not, Beck has made this warning for at least a year. Too many are now anticipating such a reckless move. How that plays out will be seen but I think this half-breed commie will have gone too far. This could have an opposite effect than what is in their plans. For instance, you ask a regiment to come down hard on their people, what's there to stop the rifles being turned on the usurper.
joesphx19 6 months ago