[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. :)

[JD_UTDallas]

Thank you, I have seen first hand what happens when civil society breaks down. Kosovo in the early and mid 90s is on par with what a breakdown of the American people vs each other would look like. The vast majority of Americans realise we are in mortal danger more than half of us have one or more of the “preexisting conditions” that this bug is killing people with. Hypertension, diabetes, kidney dysfunction, COPD, child hood asthma, adult asthma, immunity disorders, et al. We have a duty to each other and our nation to follow the leadership that we lawfully elected. Our POTUS has some of the most qualified medical personnel on the entire planet giving him classified briefings. If he says we need to stay home for 30 days then we have a duty to do exactly that. We elected him to do this job and gave him now that he is for all purposes a war time POTUS unilateral and virtually unlimited power. Congress is his check and balance they can override him with 2/3s of both houses that’s the constitutional provision. As a service member my oath is to the constitution and so far this wonderful man has been the only POTUS in the last decade to unwaveringly uphold that great document. He says stay home for 30 day’s or the national guard will enforce it. As a former soldier and later a guard member subject to recall for life as my warrant is a lifetime appointment I will do my duty to my last breath to serve those who have the constitutional authority to protect us even if it’s from the weaker minded amongst us.