http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933
I saw a comment on Scripting News wondering if the bail out bill was an "Enablement Act". Took me a while to find out what that referred to. Basically it was an act in 1933 of the German Government which enabled Hitler to take complete control of the German Republic.
So the fear/pondering about our present time is if the current bail out legislation combined with the 9-11 legislation could be an enabling act for some current politician to take dictatorial powers.
You know, like declare a national emergency and suspend elections. Or something like that.
This is why I'm seriously hoping that our congress people go slow on writing the blank checks.
- Jeff -
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment