Rep. Lewis to Obama: Declare martial law

The Hill's Briefing Room ^ | August 14, 2014 | Rebecca Shabad

[2ndDivisionVet]

Are we wearing blue, grey or some other color this time? I'm confused. I love that he skipped right over Ike (a Republican) doing that years before Kennedy or LBJ. Must be forgetting things now that he's old.

[yldstrk]

Lewis that is uniquely terrible idea, on e that will inflame the situation further. Lewis you are a total idiot.

[skeeter]

I'll bet Lewis would love that.

A tin pot dictator's dream come true - shoot critics on sight.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Umm, that’s what they want. They want to make this Trayvon X 10, just in time for the mid-term elections.

[skeeter]

How does Lewis propose to use these martial powers? He doesn’t seem inclined to use them against the looters & rioters.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This shouldn't be happening under Obama though, right Lewis?

I thought everyone was going to live happily ever after?

One of the best things about Obama is that he has completely destroyed the narrative of the Left, and exposed them for who they really are.

[molson209]

Declare martial law ,in other words let the Brothers Trash and Loot the town

[blueplum]

Lewis said the police force operating there in military garb is only further inciting protests, and said the state’s National Guard should be ordered in.

so sending in National Guard in military garb is going to change perception? Martial law is the last place we need to go with this.

[HangnJudge]

I think that Duty is Ascribed to the
Governor of the Great State of Missouri

[TBP]

I think this may well be Obama’s plan. Otherwise, how will he be President for Life?

[2ndDivisionVet]

When did “constitutionality” ever play a role in anything this administration does?

[drypowder]

apparently Rep. Lewis (D) has not seen the police and all of their military hardware already in play

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I don’t think he has a clue of what martial law is.

Martial law is not to protect protestors, it is to enforce order. During declared martial law, anyone who riots or loots can be shot. Public assemblies are usually banned.

And now, an interesting twist: the SCOTUS has long held that congress is superior to state legislatures, and that federal judges are superior to state judges. But it has *never* found that the POTUS is superior to state governors.

This was Bush’s dilemma during Katrina. He wanted to act and send in FEMA, but the governor of Louisiana just dithered, did nothing, and would not agree to a federal disaster relief. Therefore Bush did not act.

When the governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton’s mentor, Orval Faubus, sent in Arkansas National Guard to *prevent* the segregation of Little Rock High School, President Eisenhower’s only recourse was to activate the 101st Airborne Division to go in there an enforce integration.

That is, he had to use US Army force against the Arkansas National Guard.

[Theoria]

The Left said the same for Pres. Bush. Every other day it was a meme about him doing that.

[Georgia Girl 2]

My feeling is that Lewis should be declared incompetent which he is and locked up in the looney bin. He is a disgrace to GA.

[Labyrinthos]

Obama doesn’t want to be POTUS now let enough for life.

[SkyPilot]

Obama regrets that he must suspend elections and Habeus Corpus, but assures Americans his new powers will only be temporary until the security situation stabilizes.

[SkyPilot]

Obama regrets that he must suspend elections and Habeus Corpus, but assures Americans his new powers will only be temporary until the security situation stabilizes.

[SkyPilot]

Obama regrets that he must suspend elections and Habeus Corpus, but assures Americans his new powers will only be temporary until the security situation stabilizes.

[jch10]

Protect protesters? What about stop rioters and looters?