(11-22-2020, 05:12 PM)F2d5thCav Wrote: [ -> ]https://macris.substack.com/p/trump-at-the-rubicon
A very interesting look at a largely unknown aspect of U.S. law and the power of the presidency.
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Im not very good with US law, but if Trump can do this, then come January Biden can also do it, even if trump is still doing it. Since Biden has been called (right or wrongly) POTUS, the US will have 2 POTUS in power at the same time using the same laws to fight
Yes, any president can invoke these powers given certain conditions. IMO, this law is open for abuse.
Were Trump to do this, my guess is it would be before Biden is installed as POTUS.
There is also the detail of who the armed forces rank and file would support. I don't think the bulk of them are Biden supporters.
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(11-22-2020, 05:23 PM)Wallfire Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2020, 05:12 PM)F2d5thCav Wrote: [ -> ]https://macris.substack.com/p/trump-at-the-rubicon
A very interesting look at a largely unknown aspect of U.S. law and the power of the presidency.
Cheers
Im not very good with US law, but if Trump can do this, then come January Biden can also do it, even if trump is still doing it. Since Biden has been called (right or wrongly) POTUS, the US will have 2 POTUS in power at the same time using the same laws to fight
A sizeable proportion of the US "Unorganized Militia" are former soldiers, and know that the UCMJ requires soldiers, whether Militia or Regular Army, to disobey illegal orders. Biden was not legitimately elected, and would not be a legitimate President, and therefore could not issue any
legal orders, making all of his orders illegal by definition. Same goes for usurper-select Harris, when Biden is kicked to the curb by Pelosi and Harris is installed as a puppet. As such, all military branches, whether Militia or more organized, are required by the UCMJ to disobey any of his alleged orders, under pain of court-martial.
Problem solved.
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(11-22-2020, 06:00 PM)F2d5thCav Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, any president can invoke these powers given certain conditions. IMO, this law is open for abuse.
Were Trump to do this, my guess is it would be before Biden is installed as POTUS.
There is also the detail of who the armed forces rank and file would support. I don't think the bulk of them are Biden supporters.
Cheers
I would only hope that the country I love (and am raising my children to love) isn't petty enough to wonder which party leader is adored more by the military.
Elections happen, consequences are real. When Trump won in 2016 I was vocal about my disdain, but also of my duty to respect the office and wish him the best. This should (and needs to) go both ways.
(11-23-2020, 12:51 AM)DuckforcoveR Wrote: [ -> ]I would only hope that the country I love (and am raising my children to love) isn't petty enough to wonder which party leader is adored more by the military.
Elections happen, consequences are real. When Trump won in 2016 I was vocal about my disdain, but also of my duty to respect the office and wish him the best. This should (and needs to) go both ways.
Probably more than half of the military are firmly in the left's camp. I've been in and around the military for almost 40 years now. It is incredibly rare to spot an employee identifying themselves as a righty. I still get a daily newsletter from a previous assignment ... nothing but left leaning/supporting articles. Last one of note said the military is gonna seriously re-look the re-naming of posts (like Fort Bragg and Fort Hood) the minute Joe Biden is inaugurated.
I would bet money that the military (at the Federal Level) will have no (direct) role (aside from casting ballots) in these goings-on. Can't speak for what an elected Governor might do with his/her National Guard elements.
If Biden is sworn-in as President, then there you go!!
The results of the election are far from decided. Ain't that strange? First you move Tax Day ...
"Far from decided"? Why?
The results from election day are clear. And the "fraud" has been touted in the media and non existent in court (probably because the whole thing about proof being needed...).
Either way, our military should be neutral to this. Individuals can be left, right, or indifferent. But as a whole they should (and must) remain neutral. If not, banana republic at best.
One of the curses of social media is that it gives everyone a platform from which to deliver their message, regardless to how nonsensical, hateful, or deceptive, that opinion may be, there is always another like minded soul out there, that will find it, latch on to it, and spread it like a virus.
Even though I try to take everything I see or read on the internet with a grain of salt, I too have found myself, on occasion, sucked into the void of the black hole of deception, manipulation, and conformity.
Very few things on the internet is worth the time it takes to click on it.