Folks, the rhetoric from Cantor and Boehner is as good as a "go ahead" order.

[WeDidIt]

The leaders of the GOP have basically told their nutball base to go ahead. They're justified in being violent against Dems.

It's gonna get a whole lot worse before it ever gets under control again. These bastards may force the Federal Government's hand and Martial Law may just be the end result of their fucked up violent tendencies.

[Cetacea]

1. And then they can say they were right all along (Martial law)

[Zenlitened]

2. Unrec for the idea that our best response to this might be martial law.

(Also for the ridiculous sig line)

:thumbsdown:

Edited to add: I see you've changed your sig from "Primary Kucinich."

[Hello_Kitty]

3. They definitely aren't condemning it so, yeah, I guess they are giving the green light. eom

[Poll_Blind]

4. Yeah, I'm of the mind to agree. Once the nutjobs think there's actually a shooting war on...

...they have swallowed the final absurdity which will enable them to commit atrocities.

PB

[The Magistrate]

5. It is True, Sir, Republican Leaders Have More Justified Than Condemned Their Followers' Violence

But the idea this will result in martial law is, put bluntly, both inane and insane.

[WeDidIt]

6. It fully depends upon how far they take it

If the militia organizations fully deploy their members in armed revolt, martial law will be the end result.

And if you look at what the militia organizations preach, this is precisely where they want to go.

[The Magistrate]

8. Those 'Bodies' Sir, Lack Sufficient Power To Negate Usual Civil Law Enforcement Organs

Even if they managed to turn out a sizeable portion of their claimed membership, which it is extremely unlikely they could do. As the phrase goes, "talk is cheap', and these types demonstrate the adage well....

[Ian David]

7. I doubt President Obama will try to squash this bug with a sledgehammer. n/t