# "Corrupt federal organization" is a redundant term

Posted by mentat (93se 5spd) on September 16, 2004 at 16:41:45: In Reply to: talk about a corrupt federal organization nm posted by Alex on September 16, 2004 at 13:45:40: FEMA is a favorite of conspiracy theorists due to it being the only federal agency with the power to suspend the constitution in times of "emergency" and basically declare martial law. a quick google of "fema conspiracy martial law" or something similar will give you tons of hits. mostly nutjob rantings of course. but, as always the case with this, I tend to believe something in between - generally the conspiracy nuts are just nutjobs. but at the same time, it's really, really naive to think that everything the government does is really for "our" benefit - the everyday citizen like you and me. plus they mentioned FEMA in the X-Files movie ;) really hope this doesn't spark off another political feud, I just wanted to give some info. so, in the event of an Alien invasion or a nuclear attack in the US, watch out for your FEMA guys, hehe. Replys:

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: FEMA is a favorite of conspiracy theorists due to it being the only federal agency with the power to suspend the constitution in times of "emergency" and basically declare martial law. : a quick google of "fema conspiracy martial law" or something similar will give you tons of hits. : mostly nutjob rantings of course. : but, as always the case with this, I tend to believe something in between - generally the conspiracy nuts are just nutjobs. but at the same time, it's really, really naive to think that everything the government does is really for "our" benefit - the everyday citizen like you and me. : plus they mentioned FEMA in the X-Files movie ;) : really hope this doesn't spark off another political feud, I just wanted to give some info. : so, in the event of an Alien invasion or a nuclear attack in the US, watch out for your FEMA guys, hehe.