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Hitler's Enabling Act

On March 23, 1933, the newly elected members of the German Parliament (the Reichstag) met in the Kroll Opera House in Berlin to consider passing Hitler's Enabling Act. It was officially called the 'Law for Removing the Distress of the People and the Reich.' If passed, it would effectively mean the end of democracy in Germany and establish the legal dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.

The 'distress' had been secretly caused by the Nazis themselves in order to create a crisis atmosphere that would make the law seem necessary to restore order. On February 27, 1933, they had burned the Reichstag building, seat of the German government, causing panic and outrage. The Nazis successfully blamed the fire on the Communists and claimed it marked the beginning of a widespread uprising.

On the day of the vote, Nazi storm troopers gathered in a show of force around the opera house chanting, "Full powers - or else! We want the bill - or fire and murder!!" They also stood inside in the hallways, and even lined the aisles where the vote would take place, glaring menacingly at anyone who might oppose Hitler's will.

Just before the vote, Hitler made a speech to the Reichstag in which he pledged to use restraint.

"The government will make use of these powers only insofar as they are essential for carrying out vitally necessary measures...The number of cases in which an internal necessity exists for having recourse to such a law is in itself a limited one." - Hitler told the Reichstag.

He also promised an end to unemployment and pledged to promote peace with France, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. But in order to do all this, Hitler said, he first needed the Enabling Act.

A two thirds majority was needed, since the law would actually alter the German constitution. Hitler needed 31 non-Nazi votes to pass it. He got those votes from the Center Party after making a false promise to restore some basic rights already taken away by decree.

However, one man arose amid the overwhelming might. Otto Wells, leader of the Social Democrats stood up and spoke quietly to Hitler.

"We German Social Democrats pledge ourselves solemnly in this historic hour to the principles of humanity and justice, of freedom and socialism. No enabling act can give you power to destroy ideas which are eternal and indestructible."

This enraged Hitler and he jumped up to respond.

"You are no longer needed! - The star of Germany will rise and yours will sink! Your death knell has sounded!"

The vote was taken - 441 for, only 84, the Social Democrats, against. The Nazis leapt to their feet clapping, stamping and shouting, then broke into the Nazi anthem, the Hörst Wessel song.

They achieved what Hitler had wanted for years - to tear down the German Democratic Republic legally and end democracy, thus paving the way for a complete Nazi takeover of Germany.

From this day on, the Reichstag would be just a sounding board, a cheering section for Hitler's pronouncements.

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Sorry to ask QwertMac, but I'm having a little difficulty understanding this post. I think I see the hint of an innuendo in it.Taking it paragraph by paragraph , in what way or ways in particular has your President engineered any one thing which matches any one thing that you list as happening under Hitler in Germany ? And how close, precisely, is the match of each given one of Hitler's actions to each of Bush's ? Some of us foreigners do not understand the American sense of humour ;it does occur to me now that this this may be satire, as, for example, by Swift ( You know, cannibalism as state policy on famine control and stuff ). If it is, please forgive me for missing that initially.

Herr Bush is not Hitler.

Right. ???????????????????

David

These are the very first words in the book, "Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred years ago, Eurasia has been the center of world power." Eurasia is all of the territory east of Germany and Poland, streching all the way through Russia and China to the Pacific Ocean. It includes the Middle East and most of the Indian subcontinent. The key to controlling Eurasia, says Brzezinski, is controlling the Central Asian Republics. And the key to controlling the Centrl Asian republics is Uzbekistan. Thus, it comes as no surprise that Uzbekistan was forcefully mentioned by President George W. Bush in his address to a joint session of Congress just days after the attacks of September 11 as the very first place that the U.S. military world be deployed...

AS FTW has documented in previous stories, major deployments of U. S. and British forces had taken place before the attacks. And tha U. S. Army and the CIA had been active in Uzbekistan for several years. There is now evidense that what the world is witnessing is cold and calculated war plan- at least four years in the making- and that, from reading Brezezinski's own words about Pearl Harbor, the World Trade Center attacks were just the trigger needed to set the final conquest in motion...

A War in the Planning for Four Years


http://globalresearch.ca/articles/RUP111B.html

Geopolitics has changed dramatically since this was true, buddy. The power of Eurasia isn't what it used to be.

The purpose of NATO was to provide a deterrant against Soviet invasion of Europe after WW II while the countires of Europe rebuilt. The nuclear deterrant of the US was the puppet master, the Soviets and Europe (Eurasia) were the puppets, and it wasn't until the early 70s when the Soviets achieved parity with us as far as nuclear capability.

Since then, the world revolved around the relationships between the US, USSR and China. In the big picture, Uzbekistan is nothing more than a pawn.

(Qwerty Mac: Hitler eventually disolved the Reichstag. When Bush has dissolved Congress, then I'll believe you. Until then, there is no comparing the Patriot Act with this Enabling act.)

Buddy, a very interesting web site. (A War in the Planning for Four Years
) Particularly where it mentions the Warren Commission into the Assassination of J.F.K. In view of the approaching 40th anniversary of that act, it would be interesting to know if there were any developments on the investigation into the conspiracy.

"Qwerty Mac: Hitler eventually disolved the Reichstag. When Bush has dissolved Congress, then I'll believe you".

That's your prerogative, I'm not willing to wait that long because by then it'll be too late.

mahal:"Uzbekistan is nothing more than a pawn"...True, but an important pawn, in the transfer of wealth and power..

Turkmenstan is important to world energy markets because it contains a significant portion of the world's natural gas reserves..It also borders the Caspian Sea, currently a hotbed for oil and natural gas exploration..(with the problem of getting oil and gas across hostile countries(Afghanistan) to Pakistan and to the Arabian Sea, to Oil Tankers...

Mid East Map



http://discport2b.law.utah.edu/cdroms/Energy/cd_rom/apps/cabs/tur[/URL]

search..."Turkistan+oil reserves"

Fourbrick: If there had been the Net and message boards when Kennedy was assassinated, there would most certainly have been a different outcome, a conclusion...

[This message was edited by Buddy on 03-07-03 at 10:54 AM.]

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David

While I don't believe Bush has a hidden agenda in the Patriot Act, I do consider it a very dangerous move in the wrong direction. Several weeks back, the man that I don't trust (Ashcroft) announced that he intends to use it in areas other than anti-terrorism ~ a point I believe, but cannot prove, was quickly silenced by the white house. Rather than a coverup of his intent I am willing to believe they didn't want to risk weaker cases that might threaten the Patriot Act in the courts.
Now I hear Patriot II is in the works, to increase the powers already given.

It isn't so much what Bush is going to do, but what some later administration might.

Does anyone know of the exact quote and who said it ~ went something like:

"America is the country that would surrender its rights in a single night and not miss them in a hundred years."

Always hoped it wasn't true. Not so sure about that anymore. Seems most would be willing to do more than surrender, they would gladly give them away in exchange for a false sense of security.

Not that it will come to pass, but imagine what an administration could do with a combination of the Patriot Act's provisions and hate crimes legislation ~ they've already found the informant program works well in one area, what a nice trio they would make.