Bush is now a dictator. No, that's not hype

I'll bet that almost everyone has heard of Madonna's baby adoption woes ... and not more than a tiny percentage of Americans knew anything about the following, which legalizes the mobilization of America's armed forces by the president, against American citizens, on virtually any premise.

Bush previously demanded -- and got -- a de facto amendment to the Constitution that does away with the right to a trial and allows the president to imprison and torture anyone, indefinitely. He also now has the right to do anything he wants with the armed forces, against U.S. citizens. Don't doubt that he will take full advantage:


http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1380.shtml

>>Domestically, that plan appears to involve the activation of the police state.

In the last few weeks, the Bush administration has signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which allows the president to arrest and torture whomever he chooses without charging him with a crime. Also, unbeknownst to most Americans, Bush signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy, will allow the president to unilaterally declare martial law. By changing The Insurrection Act, Bush has essentially overturned the Posse Comitatus Act which bars the president from deploying troops with the United States. The John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 (as it is called) also allows Bush to take control of the National Guard, which has always been under the purview of the state governors. Bush now has absolute power over all armed troops within the country, a state of affairs which the constitution purposely tried to prevent. The administration’s dream of militarizing the country under the sole authority of the executive has now been achieved, although the public still has no idea that a coup has taken place.<<