Martial law supposedly implemented in the US

[Michael Shields]

In article <5B4EB71E-C28E-11D5-B48C-0050E439C473 at got.net>,
Tim May <tcmay at got.net> wrote:
> However, America operates on the ratchet principle: the tightening of
> liberties _always_ proceeds in the forward direction. Each new crisis,
> each new emergency order, each new federal agency, each new
> law...everything cranks the ratchet wheel toward less liberty.

I agree this is the general direction, but I think there are some
major exceptions; for example, the doctrine of prior restraint was not
established in court until 1931.
-- 
Shields.