Posted on 12/02/2020 4:00:03 PM PST by SarahPalin2012
We cannot depend on the courts. And of course not the Republicans. We only have ourselves. And yes, this will be my hill.
I’m in
“ Half of FR will say you’re crazy for posting this.”
Is it as crazy as accepting a blatantly stolen election? Asking for a friend....
I am in as well. If we let this coup succeed the tyranny we endured this year will be nothing compared to what’s coming.
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms.”
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, December 20, 1787
But if the courts, legislatures and the DOJ are not going to stop this injustice, Trump needs to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1797 instead. It has been retitled for the 21st century as "The Enforcement of the Laws to Restore Public Order Act” and codified in four sections of the US Code:
10 USC § 251 Federal Aid for State Governments
10 USC § 252 Use of Militia and Armed Forces to Enforce Federal Authority
10 USC § 253 Interference with State and Federal Law
10 USC § 254 Proclamation to Disperse
Of the four provisions, the most recent and the most powerful is 10 USC § 253, which was written in 2006.
It reads in part ".... The President, by using the militia or the armed forces, or both, or by any other means, shall take such measures as he considers necessary to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, if it-
1. .... so hinders the execution of the laws of that State, and of the United States within the State, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection;
or 2. .... opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws."....
The authority is vested solely in the President. He does not need the invitation of state governors to intervene, nor does he need the approval of the Supreme Court. Older provisions of the Insurrection Act required either a governor or a judicial proceeding to authorize its use, but these limits were purposefully removed by Congress in § 253.
There is no time limit on the President’s activities. Older versions of the Insurrection Act limited the use of force to brief periods of time and then required legislative approval. Those limits, too, are also gone. The President is allowed to use any means that he (and again, he needs no one else) considers necessary. This includes using the armed forces (which enables him to bypass the Posse Comitatus Act) and using the militia which is detailed in 10 USC § 252 " Use of Militia and Armed Forces to Enforce Federal Authority."
The President’s ability to use force isn’t restricted to actual rebellion or insurgency. He can act against merely unlawful combinations and conspiracies. To be clear: If the President decides that a conspiracy has deprived people of a right and believes that authorities fail or refuse to protect the right, he can send in the troops.
In blunt terms, Congress has given the power to President Trump to proclaim:
“I, President Trump, have determined that a conspiracy has deprived 70 million Americans of their right to vote and that the other authorities are refusing to protect this right. I therefore order the suppression of this conspiracy by any means necessary.”
As long as the president has the military on his side (and he just replaced the Defense Secretary with one of his guys), it sounds like he can do this on his own without the courts, governors or the Congress.
Please consider doing this Mr. President to restore order and stability to our Republic, our elections and our political system.
Red Dawn. (The original)
Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron O’Neal, William Smith, and Powers Boothe
After watching the Antifa/BLM efforts these past few years and coming to the conclusion that their efforts though laughed at for most the time were largely dismissed as undisciplined and untrained.
The review of their actions now shows clear and directed tactical planning including the action of hitting one area first thus drawing away resources from their planned actual second front assault.
Their time was spent “blooding” those seen repeatedly involved in these efforts and these individuals have gained huge experience that can and will be passing that on to others.
Though we are many, an initiation into a hot zone scenario shall be a very harsh reality check for those who have not had previous training or experience in same.
Does this mean we should not prepare or ready ourselves, No.
The United States of America is Not to kneel against Enemies Foreign OR Domestic, and should the call for assistance be made WWG1WGA.
We are to take up the Standard of those who held it up and gave their lives to make sure We the People were Free.
Respects
erkelly wrote: “It was a viable option in 1776, why isn’t it now?”
Because more than half the country won’t support this absurd plan. Besides, what are you going to do, require those blue voters to move to blue states?
This hill!!
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