America: one "disaster" away from dictatorship

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summary: in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" the president will co-ordinate the 3 branches of government to ensure that a constitutional government remains working and in place. in effect, once such an emergency is decalared, the checks and balances are removed, and the president will coordinate the federal government to ensure "constitutional government".

definition of "catastrophic emergency" in the directive: "Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions;

i'm glad i'm moving to michigan, because when this shit goes down, i'd swim to canada.

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