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Doreen

(11,686 posts)
1. I think it will be worse than martial law.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 05:45 PM
Jul 2020

It is just going to be a straight out take over. The word martial has the word law after it and there will be no damn law.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)
2. Then Trump and Barr have to suspend the Constitution
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 06:08 PM
Jul 2020

And declare Congress illegal and have the Courts support him .

Talk about riots? None like Trump has ever seen, pandemic and election be damned. Trump is doing this to please his boss, Vlad.

uponit7771

(90,339 posts)
7. They did that when they ignored countless congressional subpoenas taking advantage of the crack in
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jul 2020

... the constitution that allows the federal court systems to take their time ruling on issues regarding checks on power related to elections.

There should be priority for that but there's not

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
3. People need to wake up its his last card
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 06:10 PM
Jul 2020

Why isnt congress up in arms visiting every out , this is where republican are so much better then democratic s. Them being so civil is not helpful, we need to start to a least bring a knife to a knife fight, right now we are still bring a pen and Fed's know it ...

Chainfire

(17,539 posts)
4. This is so unlikely a scenario that it should be viewed as possible foreign inspired fear mongering
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 06:58 PM
Jul 2020

Senior American military leadership would most likely tell Trump to go to Hell if he attempted to use the military to take over the nation in an attempt to foil an election or overturn the results of the election. Trump would end up in a sleeveless coat in a rubber room if he tried. Trump's DHS Storm Troopers are not numerous enough to pull of a military coup.

Our Representative Democracy is in trouble, but not that much trouble. Just stay calm and Vote.....

uponit7771

(90,339 posts)
6. Trump doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt, why give it to him? Trump doesn't have to ...
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 07:23 PM
Jul 2020

... openly declare martial law to enact elements of it to in part to benefit elections for him.

Chainfire

(17,539 posts)
8. I believe that Trump would declare martial law in order to steal the election
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 08:31 PM
Jul 2020

I just don't think that he is powerful enough to pull it off.

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