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Martial law has never been applied nation-wide, and it would likely not work at all but rather it would set the stage for some states to refuse federal authorit
by cryptonector 1y ago
Martial law has never been applied nation-wide, and it would likely not work at all but rather it would set the stage for some states to refuse federal authority, possibly leading to civil war. I know many fantasize that Trump wants all of that, but any sober observer realizes those are just that: fantasies.
- tootie 1y agoI think it's not likely at all but we've been knocking down precedents one by one. Due process is buckling. He just murdered 11 Venezuelan civilians to see if anyone would stop him. He has deployed troops to US cities. He has endowed ICE with an unprecedented amount of money. Project 2025 has been implemented bit by bit and it endorses abusing the Insurrection Act. And he already attempted a violent coup before. It may not happen but it's not fantasy.
- cryptonector 1y ago> He just murdered 11 Venezuelan civilians Please do Obama now. All U.S. Presidents from both parties have been doing these sorts of interventions for decades.
- anigbrowl 1y agoIronically enough Kirk was advocating for it just weeks ago: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-calls-full-military-212306543.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-calls-full-... I think it's unwise to be reflexively dismissive when norms that were previously taken for granted turn out to be ephemeral. I find a useful heuristic/gut check is to imagine explaining news from the previous week/month/year to someone who had just woken up from an extended coma.
- cryptonector 1y agoHyperbole. That's not advocating for violence.