What all did Congress discuss off the record, behind closed doors and behind our backs at public expense?
Rumors abound that the March 13, 2008 secret session of Congress was called to talk about more than just whether or not the federal government should continue demanding that telecommunications companies cooperate in its efforts to conduct warrantless spying operations on Americans. Though there is no hard evidence at this time that Congress discussed economic collapse, martial law, detainment of dissidents and continuity of government, a review of the justifications of the previous five secret sessions since 1825 provides us with valuable insight. Following are the five previous secret sessions of Congress since 1825 as reported by the office of House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MS) [our comments are bracketed in boldface]: Dec. 27, 1825: To receive a confidential message from the president [James Monroe] regarding relations with Indian tribes [From about that point on, the U.S. Army began establishing outposts to protect settlers westward expansion per the Monroe Doctrine and to either
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