theoretical question: If the Chimp declared martial law for X reason and cancelled the election...

[steve2470]

would 1) he be impeached ?; and 2) would there be riots in DC and across the country resulting in bloodshed ? I think impeachment *might* happen after several dozen nasty letters and I really don't know about the riots scenario. FTR, I don't think he has the cojones to actually do this and I don't forsee it happening.

[Hydra]

1. If the Chimp declares a "National Emergency"

He can suspend Congress for as long as he wants, so no to #1.

Riots MIGHT happen, but I rather doubt it. America has put up with all of the other shit, so why would this be different?

[damntexdem]

9. Would the military go along with it?

Or would they, and then depose Dubya and Cheney?

It wouldn't be good for any of us -- but it also might not be good for the Bushistas. And that might be why they won't try it.

[Hydra]

10. My guess is that they would do as ordered

Anyone how hasn't gone along with the BS over the years has resigned or been marginalized.

Bushco took over and most of us didn't even see it.

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. george doesn't need the military, he has FEMA and Blackwater.

http://www.nogw.com/shadow.html



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[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Muricans get off and onto the streets? You shitting me?

nah.. things will continue to go as they have

Much talk of revolution at real and virtual coffee houses

[Iwasthere]

3. Doesn't take Conjones

... but FEAR!! he is scared to death of being held accountable for the crimes, the many MANY CRIMES!!!

[juno jones]

4. I don't think he will

I was worried about it, but the last few times I've seen him its pretty clear he wants to go as much as we want him out of there. It's just not fun being a lame duck everybody kicks. He knows he's (bad) history.

[Porschenut1066]

5. He would get Cheney to do it...

[CJCRANE]

6. Do Bush-Cheney still have

the confidence of the military top brass?

I doubt it. They can't even control their own party any more.

[peace13]

7. There is only one thing that gets Americans off of their behinds

and that is if you fool with their money. You can take their jobs, start an immoral war, let people die in a hurricane but hey if you fool with their money in the bank well they..they..they may pick up the telephone and call a senator. And there you have it.

[Orsino]

8. Impeachment is off the table.

The deaths of more than a half-million Iraqis didn't trigger it. Nope, Congress voted money for that.

What's a few troops on the streets, when Congress' jobs are secured in the same action?

[ddeclue]

11. Can't happen...

1) See shark,jumping...

2) The President has no authority under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution to in any way stop or delay elections. The date of Federal elections is defined explicitly in the Constitution in straight forward manner that he simply could not rationalize away. It would be grounds for impeachment if he even proposed it.

3) The nation has held Federal elections during the Civil War (twice 1862 and 1864), the Great Depression (1932, 1934, 1936, 1938), World War II (1942, 1944), the Korean War (1950, 1952), and the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement (1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972). We've had plenty of far worse crises than today including plenty of economic crises and the elections have never been cancelled.

The only time and place in which they ever were was in the Confederate South during the Civil War and that was not by the choice of President Lincoln - the Confederates in turn held their own elections.

4) The President has no authority over the conduct of elections outside of enforcing the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Elections are run by state governments in our federal system.

Doug D.

[steve2470]

12. excellent post , ty nt

[dgibby]

13. Think: Signing statement

Nothing in the Constitution has stopped him yet. Why would it now?