[JD_UTDallas]

No you could not declare an alien invasion. You are not POTUS, he could make such a declaration and it would have the effect of rule of law provided he involves a declaration of national emergency and then issues the subsequent declaration. We have a system of checks and balances congress is the check on emergency powers. You elected your representative that’s all the say you or any other citizen get. We are a representative republic our representatives are doing what we elected and pay them to do. The best data says this bug is a clear and present danger to this national and our leaders have acted on that intel. They get classified information that not a single person here who is not inside the beltway doing high level governmental duties has privy too. The other choice if people feel they are not being represented is revolt with arms by all means be the ones to raise arms against a government protecting it’s people from a known deadly pandemic the people will turn on those fools so fast the revolt would be over in hours not days. As someone who is subject to recall from the ready reserves I can assure you our military would put down such a revolt in a declared national emergency with deadly efficiency and without hesitation. Our constitutionally elected government is using the powers it has under the current situation to contain and mitigate millions of Americans deaths the military will do our duty to put down insurgency post haste.

[cll]

Oh, wow. We really are all the way down that rabbit hole. Unlimited, unchecked power backed by a standing domestic Army. It’s <1776 all over again!

My Governor just declared that social visits are verbottem. As in, you cannot be around with anyone other than members of your immediate household. Indefinitively. Are you also okay with such nonsense?

[lastchance]

I appreciate your injecting sanity into the conversation.

[familyop]

"No you could not declare an alien invasion. You are not POTUS, he could make such a declaration and it would have the effect of rule of law provided he involves a declaration of national emergency and then issues the subsequent declaration. We have a system of checks and balances congress is the check on emergency powers. You elected your representative that’s all the say you or any other citizen get. We are a representative republic our representatives are doing what we elected and pay them to do. The best data says this bug is a clear and present danger to this national and our leaders have acted on that intel. They get classified information that not a single person here who is not inside the beltway doing high level governmental duties has privy too. The other choice if people feel they are not being represented is revolt with arms by all means be the ones to raise arms against a government protecting it’s people from a known deadly pandemic the people will turn on those fools so fast the revolt would be over in hours not days. As someone who is subject to recall from the ready reserves I can assure you our military would put down such a revolt in a declared national emergency with deadly efficiency and without hesitation. Our constitutionally elected government is using the powers it has under the current situation to contain and mitigate millions of Americans deaths the military will do our duty to put down insurgency post haste."

Well said! Nearly all Americans are quiet during times like this but would in fact be supporting the Guard in such an event. :)