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Showing Original Post only (View all)When will the "(Global) War on Terror"/"Overseas Contingency Operations" be over? [View all]
Will a "state of emergency" continue to exist that will require certain actions by the government?
As long as the AUMF is cited as the reason behind the authority of a certain action or actions, it can be said that a state of emergency exist. The AUMF has been cited as the authority behind warrantless wiretapping/electronic surveillance, detentions/indefinite detentions, "enhanced interrogation techniques" (torture), and drones/targeted killings.
There was a time when a state of emergency passed and all the powers that went with it ended.
Is that time over?
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Never. A state of emergency will continue to exist that requires certain actions by the govt. | |
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I'm sure there's a timeline that will end the present state of emergency that requires certain actions by the govt. | |
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When will the "(Global) War on Terror"/"Overseas Contingency Operations" be over? [View all]
Solly Mack
Feb 2013
OP
I wanted to include "Forever War" in my reply. You beat me to it. Congrats!
Democracyinkind
Feb 2013
#5
I don't know. Maybe we'll go on Egypt style. The only thing that is sure...
Democracyinkind
Feb 2013
#4
I'm getting to the point that if my government wants endless war then I want
Solly Mack
Feb 2013
#13
Maybe when we're too broke to fund it. Or when the politicans can't drain it for votes.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#19
Best I can tell, when TeaPubliKlans want it over or when the nation collapses.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#26