07-18-2016, 02:42 PM
(07-18-2016, 01:18 PM)Au165 Wrote: What if we need to declare martial law in the name of public safety down the road? What rights are we going to be okay with suspending temporarily? We have already seen this to some extent with the NSA. I think if you start creating loopholes to meet one specific need you open the opportunity for the next.
I actually tend to be the guy not scared of the big bad government, but I think the idea that someone can ask, and then can suspend whatever right they want is a bad idea. You can literally use public safety to justify almost anything.
Oh, I totally get you.
I believe there are an established checklist of qualifiers for martial law that have been legislated.
That is why I was unsure if it were feasible, passing the checks & balances and all.
