Military on alert over Trump's martial law threat: 'The craziness is unprecedented'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

According to a new report, ranking officers have discussed what they would do if the president declared martial law.

President Donald Trump has filed lawsuits after losing the 2020 presidential election and refuses to acknowledge the defeat. A new report claims military leaders have discussed their plan of action if POTUS were to declare martial law toward the last days of his term.

According to the Washington Post, national security and election law experts assert Trump cannot declare martial law, however are alarmed by the possibility.

“This is really dangerous stuff to start playing with,” Rachel Kleinfeld, a national security expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told the Post. “You cannot normalize extrajudicial action outside the rule of law and believe democracy will hold. Democracies are fragile, even ours.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/military-alert-over-trump-martial-230200241.html

[Boomerproud]

1. That's what happens when you have a country full of people

who watch The Batchlorette and haven't had civics classes in school since who knows . Ignorant and whiney.

[roamer65]

2. Ignorant, whiny and lazy.

Fascism is the default government of the lazy.

[Kitchari]

3. Well said, and

To that I would add "aggrieved" -- the ignorant, whiney, lazy, and aggrieved-- because THEY are the real victims, in their view

[Thekaspervote]

4. Declaring martial law would change nothing

Martial law has 2 purposes...restore order where local or state laws are being violated, or if we did not have functioning courts. Nothing would change.

Elections have been held during times of martial law. The election is over.

The one thing that would change, civilians can have their firearms confiscated....the proud boys aren’t gonna like that!

[gratuitous]

5. I'm glad the military leaders are talking about this now

Figure out what you're going to do before Trump goes even madder, because once the crazy comes down it's too late to plan.

[Karadeniz]

6. Send the troops out!....and surround maralago until it's safe for the public to have him loose.