Council Declares STATE OF EMERGENCY?
About noon today, the town council, at the request of the police chief, declared an official state of emergency. Sgt Xavier Frausto was dressed in tactical gear when he and the police chief demanded the mayor get in their car. Mayor Foster declined, and drove himself to town hall. Frausto unlocked the door for the mayor. Foster and others saw town officials convened for official business, with the town clerk and town attorney also present. "This is an illegal meeting!" said Mayor Foster. Sgt Frausto locked the door on him. When asked later for a comment about what transpired, Concilman Bob Kelley said he couldn't talk about it, Barbara Cowell said she didn't understand who called the meeting, or what thay had done, and Jerry Lukkasson denied it. According to another news report "Taft told the Pioneer the meeting came about after discussions between Town Attorney Martin Brannan, Gilbert and herself regarding threatening e-mails sent to council members and town officials. She said they received advice from attorneys for the League of Arizona Towns and Cities that they should declare an emergency and call a special council meeting."
According to "Rain", aka Anna English, "Council members tell me town is not under martial law. Linda, the clerk at Police Dept is telling callers today hat the town is!!! So there you have it! "
What a tangled web we weave…
http://www.ci.quartzsite.az.us/Town%20Code/chapt%203.htm
See: Section 3-2-1 "Town Manager", E "Powers and Duties"
"In case of accident, disaster or other circumstances creating a public emergency, the manager may award contracts, and make purchases for the purpose of meeting said emergency"
http://www2.az-independent.com/2011/07/10/state-of-emergency-in-quartzsite/
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=320829
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/offbeat/out-of-control-az-meeting-goes-viral-07102011
http://www.outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=538
What's the difference between declaring an emergency and martial law? See:
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_mlaw.html
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http://rt.com/programs/keiser-report/quantitative-easing-energy-crisis/
Episode 174
Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at how quantitative easing is good for the rich, bad for the poor and how sterling is offering no refuge. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Richard Heinberg, author of “The End of Growth,” about the role of energy in the current debt crisis.
SO DANG TRUE, PETE… BUT WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT, EXCEPT WAIT IT OUT??