I live in the Northeastern USA, and I'd love to just move out of this area. Traffic is terrible a lot of the time. I'd love to move out West just a little bit, or down to Virginia.
I don't think copyrighting HTML makes a whole lot of sense. I think it boils down to a more moral issue of calling it your own if you took it from elsewhere. I can better understand stuff like PHP, Javascript, C++, and etc.
What makes you think Bush would declare Martial Law if elected? Martial Law is for a rebellion or uprising from within the country. Therefore, it could be indirectly related to a terrorist attack or oil shortage, but not directly.