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Ted Cruz ‘reached out to the Pentagon’ about martial law conspiracy theory
MSNBC ^ | May 2, 2015 | Emma Margolin

Posted on 05/02/2015 6:04:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Depending on whom you ask, “Jade Helm 15” is either a domestic military training exercise or a covert operation for the federal government to take over the state of Texas – and 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz just became the latest Republican to fan the flames of the latter theory.

Speaking at the South Carolina Republican Party’s annual convention Saturday, the Texas senator told Bloomberg’s David Weigel that his office had contacted the Pentagon about the exercise, which officially consists of a series of training drills throughout the Southwest for about 1,200 special operations personnel, including Green Berets and Navy SEALs. Conspiracy theorists operating on the fringes of the conservative blogosphere, however, have other ideas about what the exercise, known as Jade Helm 15, is intended to do – such as implement martial law, seize Americans’ guns, and imprison political dissidents.

Rather than squash those theories outright, Cruz apparently decided it was better to be safe than sorry.

“My office has reached out to the Pentagon to inquire about this exercise,” he said. “We are assured it is a military training exercise. I have no reason to doubt those assurances, but I understand the reason for concern and uncertainty, because when the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration, the natural consequence is that many citizens don’t trust what it is saying.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; jadehelm; martiallaw; obama; tedcruz; texas
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To: Vermont Lt
This is a special ops excercise. You really cannot be suggesting that 1200 special operators—the smartest, best trained, soldiers on the planet, are going to turn against their own people? Are you suggesting that?

Are you suggesting they wouldn't obey the orders of the President of the United States?

Do you happen to know who the current President of the United States IS?

When you got your shiny metal shoulder bars, did you have to take a logic class first? Or did they come mail order?

341 posted on 05/02/2015 10:37:57 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I just laughed my coffee out my nose.
Owww.
Sounds like a plan, but man that smarts.


342 posted on 05/02/2015 10:38:28 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

‘-)


343 posted on 05/02/2015 10:39:15 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias... "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: Talisker

Like I said upthread, his instructors, if they are even real, should be court-martialed for incompetence.


344 posted on 05/02/2015 10:40:17 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Darksheare

you know Mr. President, liquid in the nose was a well known communist method of torture and interigation. So where did you learn about it?

Are you now or have you ever been a member of the CPUSA?

;)


345 posted on 05/02/2015 10:42:32 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I haven’t had time to follow all posts to this thread. My thoughts are...YOU GO TED!. I absolutely do not trust this administration. The government we have now is suspect. Most people I react with think the same.


346 posted on 05/02/2015 10:44:38 PM PDT by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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To: Norm Lenhart; Vermont Lt
So you think they will be openly told “Go shoot Americans? You are that naive?

Excellent point.
One way that the Statists could eliminate resistance is with a false-flag operation (or an allowed incident) to justify locking down some area [maybe a county or a city] to include controlling comms. In such a situation, it would be easy to make particular people disappear. The horrendous beauty of this sort of plan is that only a very small core of people need to know/instigate/execute the true objectives of the mission.

Tom Clancy did something similar with Clear and Present Danger where a weapons-testing exercise was used to support/hide what was essentially assassination via 500lb bomb air-dropped but made to look like a car-bomb.

347 posted on 05/02/2015 10:44:49 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I learned it from watching my cat do something stupid while I drank soda, carbonized drinks do wonders for your sinus cavities.
Lol. ;-)
Obviously my cat is evil!


348 posted on 05/02/2015 10:46:07 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet; Vermont Lt

Long ago, I was a lowly, enlisted-type Bravo (B: combat soldier) in the Guard and participated in such exercises when George H. W. Bush was in office. Parts of the exercises were done on public property in cities. We were publicly visible at times but did not trespass or use noisy simulators in suburbs.

As a common, ordinary American, I’m not fooled by insane, contemporary political speech from any of the socialist special interests. The more of it we see, the more we see the lack of integrity and real weakness in those special interests. The default process and instigations of violence brought by the avarice, growing hatreds and consequent fears of those special interests will be their undoing.


349 posted on 05/02/2015 10:46:38 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: OneWingedShark

They know there’s isis on the border. All they have to do is tell them is to lock the area down. then Barrys crew can come in and do whatever they like.

Military need no no more than establish initial control then leave. And never once receive illegal orders to question.


350 posted on 05/02/2015 10:47:30 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Darksheare

Was that American carbonated soda...or commie carbonated soda? And has the cat been cleared by the USSS? If so, when?

Remember sir, that you are under oath ;)


351 posted on 05/02/2015 10:49:34 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

Oddly enough, it was Jolt soda at the time.
I am convinced that cats are actually from some weirdo dimension, just look at them!
All contorting and acting nonsolid, defying physics and sense.

You are hired by the way.
Now I just need to get elected...


352 posted on 05/02/2015 10:53:45 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Vermont Lt
Do you think Posse Comitatus is a fringe nut thing?
353 posted on 05/02/2015 10:55:26 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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To: Norm Lenhart
Good point, I'd forgotten about the reports of ISIS on the border.
But then, there's so much wrong with the border that keeping track of it all would be maddening.

What's particularly irksome is that we could effectively secure the border with less than 200 Paladins. (Plus support.)

354 posted on 05/02/2015 10:56:58 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Darksheare

You better hire lots of the military back that Barry shitcanned because you’ll need them. On day 1 I would be issuing subpenas for every single liberal in the united states and trust me, they would be seeing EXACTLY what we are talking about WHEN they refused to comply.


355 posted on 05/02/2015 10:57:18 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: OneWingedShark

Pretty pathetic when an ex journo can figure out what Mr. Im’a Officer can’t on his own turf.


356 posted on 05/02/2015 10:58:59 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

Track down all the officers who failed Zero’s “litmus test” question of “would you fire on your fellow citizens”.
Give them their jobs back.


357 posted on 05/02/2015 11:00:46 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

And then have them conduct tribunals.


358 posted on 05/02/2015 11:01:52 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Darksheare

BTW, Butterbar forgot about that one too.


359 posted on 05/02/2015 11:02:33 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is good. I haven’t heard any other politician even bring up the subject. Even though I don’t believe in the conspiracy theories.


360 posted on 05/02/2015 11:09:11 PM PDT by McGruff (What did Hillary know and when did she know it?)
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