Detention Camps in U.S.

BILL TO CREATE DETENTION CAMPS IN U.S.
For "Emergencies."

The former impeached judge and now member of the House of Representative Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., has introduced a new bill, H.R. 645, calling for the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish no less than six national emergency centers for corralling civilians on military installations.

The proposed bill, which by the way, has received little to no MSM coverage, appears designed to create the type of detention center that those who are concerned about the use of the military in domestic affairs (which is a violation of the posse comitatus Act) fear could be used as concentration camps for political dissidents, much like what took place in Nazi Germany.

The bill also appears to expand the president's emergency power, much as the executive order signed by President Bush on May 9, 2007, that gave the president the authority to declare an emergency and take over the direction of all federal, state, local, territorial and tribal goverments without even consulting congress.

The Department of Homeland Security has already awarded a $385 million contract to KBR, the Houston based former Haliburton engineering and construction subsidiary, to built temporary detention centers on an "as needed" basis in national emergency situations.

The broad specifications of the bill's language contributes to concerns that the "national emergency" purpose could be used by the secretary of homeland security to include any kind of situation the government wants to contain or otherwise control.

Rep. Hastings created controversy during the 2008 presidential campaign with his provocative comments concerning Republican vice-presidental candidate Sarah Palin when he said; "If Sarah Palin isn't enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention. Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do to Jews and blacks. So you just think this through."

H.R. 645, which seeks to allocate$360 million dollars (of tax payer money) for developing the "emergency centers" has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and to the committee on Armed Services.

It is my belief that Mr. Hastings is a dangerous man and we should not just sweep this one under the rug. Be alert and be afraid.