The elections, martial law, and Conservatism

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The Elections, Martial Law, and Conservatism

How many of you have considered this question: Would Obama even allow a Conservative to replace him, or would he resort to martial law first?

As Paul Harvey would say, I'm about to tell you a little more than I know. However, I can't help but believe that all the ingredients are in place to provide for the following possible scenario:

As the election of 2016 approaches, it is becoming clear that the Great American Socialist/ Statist Experiment is in trouble. The polls show it. The attitude of the We the American People, even those who had heretofore supported the Democrat President, is clearly of a folk who have 'had enough'. The national surliness is almost palpable.

Sometime around the date of the election, November 8, 2016, the mood “boils over” and riots begin to break out in many major cities around the country. The press covers this assiduously, with a wringing of hands combined with a thinly disguised glee (as you know they would). Spurred on by the media, the situation gets way violent, way fast. As Paul would put it, “Violence is contagious and we news-boys are carriers”. At that point, the President “sees no choice” but to declare nation-wide martial law, and to Federalize the National Guard and all local police agencies, in order to help quell the multitude of disturbances. He declares that the Constitution, and other such niceties as the rule of Habeus Corpus, are suspended. Many people, including conservative politicians and spokespersons, are arrested and jailed in the dragnet that follows. The Republican candidate indeed wins the election, but it makes no difference because by that time, the President declares that he will continue in that capacity for as long as he sees the need to keep a lid on the nationwide rioting and to prevent a possible 'Civil War'. He then dissolves the Congress even before the newly-elected members can be seated. This situation might go on for years. And, as commander-in-chief of the military, he could be able to use it to enforce his new dictatorship.

Wait a minute, Art! Did you just say that the local police departments would be Federalized? Yes, and it's already happened to the Police Departs of Ferguson, Missouri, Gary, Indiana, Baltimore, and about 20 others. Look it up. Start with RushLimbaugh.com, and backtrack from there. Wikipedia also mentions it, and check their sources. Mr. Obama touted that as one of his goals as far back as 2008.

Sound far-fetched? Well, I certainly hope it is. I'd like nothing more than to be wrong about this. But this bad dream has been haunting me for awhile now, and I can't seem to shake it because, as I said, all the ingredients are there to do exactly what I've described.

I believe that the 'riots' and 'civil unrest' I mentioned would be contrived, orchestrated. Understand that this country has already experienced a rehearsal for the kind of civil unrest and disobedience that, if intensified, would be just what would be 'needed' to precipitate the imposition of martial law.

Where has that happened? Well, remember “Occupy Wall Street”? Occupy Wall Street was not the spontaneous collection of events that the media tried to make everyone believe that it was. It was planned, and it was funded...... by George Soros. That's right. Again, Look it up. This is the sort of thing Soros does. He is a financier and currency speculator who almost ruined the British Pound Sterling, among a score of other financial crimes. He hates a free United States and would love few things more than to bring this country to its knees, and under the thumb of his old buddy Barach Obama. He also bought a maker of firearms with the intent of shutting it down and making maintenance of their products obsolete---useless. There's more on Soros in other sources, but for now, let's just say that it wouldn't surprise me if he is preparing to fund more Occupy Wall Street activities, only this time with much more violence, and with much higher stakes for this country. 

What can we do about it? Not much, really, except pray hard that the Military sees this power grab for what it is, in its early stages, and stops it before the president-turned-dictator can consolidate his power. Frankly, I think that making enough of the right people aware of the potential for this to happen may be enough to make this President or any other think twice about doing it. Forewarned is forearmed. Paranoia? Maybe. But remember: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they (including events) aren't after you and your freedoms. Think about it. Then let's pray and hope that the right people do what it takes to prove me wrong.

For The Art of Conservatism, I'm Art Reis.