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GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia calls on Trump to declare martial law
The Hill ^ | 12/15/20 12:48 PM EST | BY JONATHAN EASLEY

Posted on 12/15/2020 9:18:21 PM PST by RandFan

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1 posted on 12/15/2020 9:18:21 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

At least President Trump has some support.


2 posted on 12/15/2020 9:29:21 PM PST by IgnorerOfLiberals
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> It’s a legal grey area and any effort by Trump to use the military to overturn the election results would be immediately thwarted by Congress or the Supreme Court.

As the author claims, It’s never been done, so wether or not congress would stop the president (and SCOTUS can be told to pound sand rather easily at this point) is debatable.


3 posted on 12/15/2020 9:30:32 PM PST by shaven_llama
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Trump should take whatever legal means he has at his disposal, and that’s a lot thanks to the cold war and extraordinary powers granted to the President in times of national emergency, which this is.


4 posted on 12/15/2020 9:33:05 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: IgnorerOfLiberals

The stage two of vote fraud challenge?

stage 1) The legal challenge by states against swing states

stage 2) The call for martial law by many state officials (and others)


5 posted on 12/15/2020 9:34:57 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
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To: shaven_llama

Move the military against SCOTUS and Pelosi!!!
That would put the fear of God in them.. Try them for High Treason!


6 posted on 12/15/2020 9:35:08 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: RandFan

Martial law would be an awful action to take, but allowing an obviously stolen election to stand is worse.

As Sidney Powell so aptly put it, the election was a cyber Pearl Harbor. Hopefully Midway is coming soon.


7 posted on 12/15/2020 9:38:29 PM PST by HerrBlucher (On we sweep with threshing oar our only goal is another 4)
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

It sounds good and I am praying something happens.

At this point, it isn’t even about President Trump. The democrats just cheat. They totally cheated John James out of being senator.

We are facing total evil. What are we to do. I am looking for a leader. I suspect millions of us are.


8 posted on 12/15/2020 9:41:31 PM PST by IgnorerOfLiberals
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To: tallyhoe

Pay per view of that would retire half out national debt.


9 posted on 12/15/2020 9:41:41 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: RandFan

Good for her! She has more guts than republicans in the senate. The deep state politicians and their cronies are all disgusting pieces of shit! They need to be taught a lesson and it will come. There is so much dirt on them it’s ridiculous and the SCOTUS Roberts too. What a fu(king payed off panty waist!


10 posted on 12/15/2020 9:44:45 PM PST by doc maverick
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Martial law would be an awful action to take...

Most people wouldn't even notice, in fact it may be better than now since Trump could lift this idiotic national shutdown overnight, stores would be open, and garbage would be collected. It wouldn't be like Hungary with tanks on the streets, nary a blip for 'normal' people, but the perps, and they know who they are including one moneychanger in a penthouse, would be soiling their shorts all the way to Gitmo for interrogation.
11 posted on 12/15/2020 9:44:46 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: RandFan

Go get’m Amanda! Good luck running for governor.


12 posted on 12/15/2020 9:46:24 PM PST by Swirl
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To: IgnorerOfLiberals

A drastic action like martial law requires legitimate pretext. The legal challenge by states was one of them. If this one is building up, this could be another one.

We don’t know how it will turn out though. Maybe something or nothing.


13 posted on 12/15/2020 9:47:30 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

If handing over the Presidency to a known chinese asset nostril deep in corruption due to a rigged election ain’t a ‘legitimate pretext’, I don’t know what is.


14 posted on 12/15/2020 9:49:59 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: shaven_llama

If the president did declare martial law, just how would the congress or the courts stop him? Do they have an army?


15 posted on 12/15/2020 9:53:37 PM PST by erkelly
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

President Trump may leave and he will be like a fart in the wind. He doesn’t need this.

But he likes to fight most of us do too


16 posted on 12/15/2020 9:53:49 PM PST by IgnorerOfLiberals
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To: erkelly

Do we have an army?

It would get confusing very fast for the military. My suspicion is they will follow a President elected by the electoral College and confirmed by congress and Senate and reject President Trump.

They may prefer President Trump, but would they break with elections tradition, I have my doubts.


17 posted on 12/15/2020 9:57:13 PM PST by IgnorerOfLiberals
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To: SpaceBar

Cincinnatus (Trump) vs. Mao (Xi). We’ve lost the republic. The only question is whether we choose a virtuous patriotic autocrat or a malignant foreign tyrant.


18 posted on 12/15/2020 9:58:46 PM PST by In_Iowa_not_from
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The U.S. has never declared martial law...

You missed the American Civil War in history class. For example see: Maryland in the American Civil War-Imposition of martial law
You also should note Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's opinion in ex parte Merryman in which he wrote, "The President, under the Constitution and laws of the United States, cannot suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, nor authorize any military officer to do so." and further note that Lincoln simply ignored the Chief Justice.
19 posted on 12/15/2020 10:00:31 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it.")
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“unsubstantiated claims?”

After seeing all of the activity that occurred, for someone whether a politician or journalist ...what a joke...to use that phrase means they need serious help.

they would have to be activists who never acknowledge the truth


20 posted on 12/15/2020 10:02:23 PM PST by Maris Crane
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