Martial Law is coming:
If you are not ready in 45 Hours you will need to know the following.
New York first to be locked down, LA second, Chicago third, Miami fourth, followed by all major cities, followed by county to county lock down. Know you history, this happened already during World War 2.
Martial Law is by far one of the biggest nightmares we could face, one that’s keeping many preppers awake at night. This is because it can happen in the aftermath of any number of natural or man-made disasters (see list below). In other words, if it’s happening, the country is in so much trouble that even the Government can’t handle it.
Now I’m assuming that Martial Law hasn’t happened yet, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to read this. Good. This means you have time to prepare for it and I hope, for your sake, that you do it quickly.
What Is Martial Law?
Although the Supreme Court said that this term doesn’t have a precise meaning, let’s see if we can come up with a definition.
Martial law is, in short, the suspension of ordinary law, the Constitution, the Government, the legislative and even the judicial system. These laws are replaced with a strict, military dictatorship in times of emergency or civil unrest, when the current Government is unable to do its job.
In addition, a number of liberties are suspended, including the right to a fair trial and the right to free speech.
Not just in America, because it can happen anywhere in the world. Martial Law is the suspension of the Constitution and the placement of a military officer in charge of the Government in times when the 3 separated powers fail to function correctly. This could be for any number of reasons such as:
war,
a WMD attack,
a foreign invasion,
a devastating disaster such as a hurricane or Yellowstone erupting,
civil war
even a coup d’état.
There are, in fact, two types of martial law, on a national level (the most dreaded scenario) or localized, in case of a destructive event that only affects part of the country.
Has Martial Law ever been declared in the U.S.? This may come as a surprise but the answer is “yes”. According to Wikipedia, there was martial law:
in 1773, after the Boston Tea Party,
during the war of 1812,
in 1863,
in 1871, during the great Chicago fire,
in 1892, 1906, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1934,
in 1941 to 1944 in Hawaii,
in 1961
and, last but not least, the most recent one was in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (although, according to other sources, the term “martial law” doesn’t exist in the Louisiana Law).
Let’s not forget, however, that the term “martial law” has no precise meaning so the name and the idea of “martial law” are controversial to say the least.
Speaking of which, sometimes, our beloved leaders prefer to declare a state of emergency instead of martial law. Don’t be fooled.
They only reason they would do this would be to stop panic from spreading as the words “state of emergency” have a nicer ring to them. 🙂
Can Martial Law Be Useful?
Yes it can. When SHTF, most people will be unprepared and someone has to keep them under control. However, whether or not the Government can successfully do that with or without Martial Law, that’s another story.
Is It Close? When Will Martial Law be Declared?
As with any disaster, there’s always a small chance of it happening and no one knows the exact date it will happen. Most preppers expect it at some point so, although it’s hard to calculate the odds of it happening, it’s better to just prepare.
I can’t give you percentages but what I can give you are reasons this could happen at any time:
The US has many enemies outside its borders: North Korea and Russia, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and so on because it has made a habit of sticking its nose into other countries’ business.
Some of these enemies are trying to establish base camps on U.S. soil and even to recruit U.S. citizens to fight their wars.
The politicians are either corrupt or incompetent. This reason alone should convince a lot of people to start prepping.
Martial Law can be used by the president as an excuse to do whatever he wants when he really has no other option to reach his goals.
A number of executive orders have been passed in recent years that are scary to say the least. One of them (13603) gives unprecedented power to the president over your resources.
The truth is, people have been expecting Martial Law in America for a long time, and although it hasn’t come yet, a lot of people, myself included, still think it’s very likely to happen.