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To: CottonBall

On a federal level only the President can declare it. Both a governor and mayor can delcare Martial Law in almost all states I believe. The mayor of Chicago declared it in 1871 during the Chicago Fire. San Francisco has declared it twice that I know of 1906 (earthquake) and in 1934 (Riots).


1,572 posted on 02/09/2019 5:40:59 AM PST by Vipper (We cannot solve problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein)
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To: Vipper

TY, you should come here more often - you are a wealth of knowledge.


1,582 posted on 02/09/2019 6:54:03 AM PST by CottonBall (We are not represented, we are ruled.)
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