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LaMouffette

(2,519 posts)
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 03:19 PM Mar 2025

I think all the crazy shit Rump is doing is largely to provoke a violent uprising so that he can declare martial law.

Or a large-scale peaceful protest that he can order the J6 thugs to infiltrate and make violent.

From Military.com:

What Is Martial Law?
While not specifically defined in the U.S. Constitution, many legal experts consider martial law to be the use of military personnel to dramatically assist or completely replace a nation's normal legal system in times of emergency. Whether any given use of the military rises to the level of martial law is tied to exactly how much military support or action is used.

Under total martial law, the normal American law enforcement and legal system is replaced by a stricter set of laws and punishments that is completely controlled by the military or executive branch of the government. The normal checks and balances system built into the Constitution is suspended.

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If this comes to pass and Rump suspends all laws, what then???
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I think all the crazy shit Rump is doing is largely to provoke a violent uprising so that he can declare martial law. (Original Post) LaMouffette Mar 2025 OP
and then pamdb Mar 2025 #1
That's why they brought up Zelenskyy and him not holding elections CANADIANBEAVER69 Mar 2025 #2
Why would he need to? He can do whatever he wants already. RockRaven Mar 2025 #3
He would do it because under martial law he can suspend state laws, AND take control of all states' LaMouffette Mar 2025 #5
Let's do it. Sooner than later. n/t S/V Loner Mar 2025 #4
Fully agree canetoad Mar 2025 #6
Not Seeing It ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #7
This is exactly what he said he wants to do.. NowsTheTime Mar 2025 #8
Honestly Mossfern Mar 2025 #9
Bingo! I have been saying this for some time now! imanamerican63 Mar 2025 #10

CANADIANBEAVER69

(693 posts)
2. That's why they brought up Zelenskyy and him not holding elections
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 03:28 PM
Mar 2025

If there is "Unrest" he will do it in a heartbeat and the other branches will or already have given consent. No elections, and well, because he said they would take care of it so no one needed to vote again. Right in plain sight.

RockRaven

(17,620 posts)
3. Why would he need to? He can do whatever he wants already.
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 03:29 PM
Mar 2025

He doesn't even need martial law. And even if he did, he doesn't need a valid excuse for it.

LaMouffette

(2,519 posts)
5. He would do it because under martial law he can suspend state laws, AND take control of all states'
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 05:58 PM
Mar 2025

National Guard units without the consent of each state's governors.

Mossfern

(4,083 posts)
9. Honestly
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:44 PM
Mar 2025

I think that eventually it will be Magats that take to the streets. We knew what a Trump presidency would look like.
They were "blindsided" and found out that Trump doesn't really give a shit about them.
Nothing stokes rage so much as betrayal.

It will be interesting.

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