Sic Semper Tyrannis 2007 (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Congressman Sherman was interviewed on a radio talk show in Austin. Listen to him talk about what he said on the floor of the House. What he is saying is that one or more members of the House told him...
Acheron LV-426 (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Rep. Brad Sherman of California "Today, Congress approved the $700 billion Wall Street Bailout Bill. Under the Bill, hundreds of billions of dollars will be used to buy toxic assets currently in safes in London, Shanghai, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bailed out Wall Street firms will use their bail out money to pay million dollars a month salaries, and to even increase them to two million dollars a month....
Death By 1000 Papercuts (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Rep. Brad Sherman: Congress Threatened with Martial Law If Bailout Bill Not Passed Mainstream Media Mum A Democrat congressman makes a claim that was televised on C-SPAN that some congressmen were told that if the bailout bill wasn't passed, there would be "martial law in America"--and the Mainstream Media is silent. "The only way they can pass this bill is by creating and sustaining a panic atmosphere....
Government Bytes (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
For what it's worth, the Dow has dropped nearly 1,200 points since the bailout passed the House at about 1:30pm Friday. Gee, it sure is a good thing that we were able to avoid the apocalyptic scenario that Brad Sherman described as some of the warnings coming from bailout supporters.
Igor's thoughts (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Republican senator Brad Sherman claims that several members of congress were threatened with martial law if they didn’t support the bank bailout bill:
The Sideshow (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) said something disturbing on the floor the other day - that " a few members were even told that there would be martial law in America if we voted no " on the bailout bill. (Via King of Zembla .) He later tried to contextualize that remark on the Alex Jones show, but I'd really like to know where that came from - did the White House actually say this to anyone? And...
SayUncle (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Apparently: Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) says some congresspeople were told in private briefings that if they did not pass the bailout bill, circumstances would soon force the federal government to “impose martial law.”
The Shotgun (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Strong accusations from Representative Brad Sherman, from the 27th district of California. He claims that some congressmen and women were told that martial law would be passed if Congress did not pass the close-to-one-trillion dollar bailout package for Wall Street....
Disappeared News (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
by Larry Geller These YouTube videos are dated Oct. 2, 2008. Listen to Rep. Sherman’s description of threats. Congressman Brad Sherman: Martial Law if We Voted No [1] The “martial law” reference is at the very end of the above video. Congressman Brad Sherman: Martial Law if We Voted No [2] Congressman Brad Sherman: Martial Law if We Voted No [3] Rep.Brad Sherman on The Alex Jones Show"Martial
Mark Maynard (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Here’s a clip: “…I said, leading up to the election, you’re going to start seeing instability, hyped threats, hyped emergencies, hyped crises, in order to create an atmosphere of urgency to justify a crackdown…. Go to CSpan. Go to YouTube. Type in ‘Representative Brad Sherman’ and ‘martial law.’ There is a clip - which explains a lot, if it’s true. He’s a Democratic representative from the 27th district...
西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
"According to congressman Brad Sherman, Bush threatened to declare martial law if house members refused to pass the bail out bill" — Bush: Vote for Bail Out, or Face Martial Law . Subscribe in a reader
The LRC Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
According to congressman Brad Sherman, Bush threatened to declare martial law if house members refused to pass the bail out bill. See for yourself:...
Discourse.net (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
According to Rep. Brad Sherman, speaking on the House floor, the administration sought to whip House members into supporting the original bailiout by threatening not just economic collapse but — in some cases — suggesting things would get so bad we’d need martial law. Here’s the YouTube clip: As far as I know, Rep. Sherman is not one the House’s notorious loons. On the other hand, his testimony is...
The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
H/t to Ed Brayton, who notes this from Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) on the House floor: I wonder if that’s straight up lie, third-hand scuttlebutt began from off-the-reservation comments by some senior aid trying to twist arms (my guess), or if it’s a genuine thing that the administration was unofficially floating behind the scenes to create [...]
Vidiot Speak (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
why CONgress passed that horrible bill. They were threatened! Rep. Brad Sherman says Congress threatened with Martial Law if bill is not passed
