One way might be for the constitutionally savvy Dems like Raskin to propose a law requiring Congressional consent for the declaration of federal martial law.
The Constitution does not explicitly grant POTUS unilateral authority to declare martial law, but it has not been challenged in the past.
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The Constitution does not explicitly grant POTUS unilateral authority to declare martial law, but it has not been challenged in the past.
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And even they could pass, he has the power to Veto.
Our third rail rests with the Judicial system. SCOTUS is being asked to weigh in on Trump's power to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. That will decide the fate of Democracy.
https://aiwillybillhuman.substack.com/p/executive-order-404-democracy-not
Congress needs to address federal mobilization of the national guards, and restrict emergency mobilization classifications.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/11/wa-bill-to-restrict-outside-national-guard-from-entering-state-advances-in-legislature/
Chow is currency.
Get the ball rolling on this NOW!!!!
I'm not having that. No martial law here, no way. Not with this administration.
Can’t hurt, better than doing nothing.
The rest of us have to keep protesting....if we stay home and say nothing, we are doomed.
The goal is to debate it in Congress and make more people aware of the looming threat.
Let republicans in congress vote against it.
Their constituents should know they aided in the dictator’s quest for absolute power.
Yes, Republicans will shoot it down for various reasons, claiming it is an unwarranted check on executive power etc
However, it will put a much needed spotlight on this issue.
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Those statutes should have been repealed or amended long ago.
As you say, Rs will ignore but it gives Dems a platform of active opposition. They can even invite/dare Rs to participate
It will alert more of the public and take away his element of surprise.
Rather than continue reacting to Trump’s chaos, it’s time to get ahead of it.
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/12/yoons-failed-political-coup-and-south-koreas-mounting-crisis?lang=en
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-emergency-at-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states/
Dem politicians are KNOWINGLY COMPLICIT in what Trump/Musk are doing
Maybe there's some low level rogues like Katie Porter but the DNC is fully aligned with the oligarch takeover
This is when I believe we could see the authoritarian state attack, whether it declares martial law or not.
We need people to show up in the thousands! Millions! Let's make it count!
#Resist #RiseUp #OppositionParty #DoNotFear #DoNotObey
Per capita, we’re the most heavily armed nation in the world.
I hope the military understands what that looks like because it’s going to result in a catastrophic loss of life on both sides.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/15/mike-lindell-mypillow-trump-white-house-martial-law
https://medium.com/@aletheisthenes/on-april-20th-2025-the-united-states-will-cross-the-point-of-no-return-0aecac04cfc3
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trumps-insurrection-act-threat
https://medium.com/@aletheisthenes/on-april-20th-2025-the-united-states-will-cross-the-point-of-no-return-0aecac04cfc3
I’d bet those Immigration guys in masks and Elons strong men protecting his high-tech acolytes are TripleCanopy.
Next stop, authoritarian government. 😬🤬
I believe Blackwater is defunct as Prince sold it. It became Academi, which merged with Triple Canopy to form Constellis Holdings. All former SpecOp members (Army SF, SEALS, Delta Force)
Eyes on the prize.
Pretty awesome to feel that way.😉🤨
You listening here?!
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Being responsive is what there is to do.
They should be writing bills to invoke laws every single time he goes on his authoritarian tirade.
Document every single atrocity brought on by this treasonous domestic terrorist.
they need to preemptively be writing these to codify the constitution and also state a change that to qualify for president they must not have any felonies.
No felonies is a great addition. 💯
"He who acts to save his country from tyranny, domestic terrorism, Project 2025, and radical right wing criminals, violates no laws.”
And, what Constitution?
But I don’t see Schumer or Jeffries doing this
Get on the phones and also email your Senators and representatives people. Time to act is now! Allegedly April 20th is a target date for Martial law shenanigans!!
https://gtnm.org/65-days-to-martial-law-how-the-trump-administration-is-setting-the-stage-for-the-insurrection-act/
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This requires delicacy not bluster. It is correct it must be protested. It is also correct that Nazis use street battles to turn populations.
We need to be very wise in dealing with a narcissistic abuser.
if he and his people straight up *lied about everything they planned to do, did the people really vote for them??
I don't have that confidence. Their capitulation demonstrates this.
Too few of us have been preparing (mentally as well) while the rest are still in a state of denial...waiting for the one who will save them.
Some are of a mind that they just need to make it through the next 4 years and everything will be fine.
They can't even go a single day without buying something to support an economic blackout.
Watch Rachel. She covers them.
Everything will be great.
The temperature is already building
They will resort to mass arrests and deportation the reeducation.
We could skip a few steps and call for a National Strike right now.
One for month 1. Two for month 2
Use our true power to kneecap the coup
If it was the tall skinny dude with the funny name and big ears, Democrats and Republicans alike would already have articles of impeachment on the House Floor.
Or, somebody would’ve taken him out by now.
They say we don’t have kings, are ‘They’ sure?
When they start swelling the ranks of the goons, I'll get really concerned. Right, now, I'm just concerned that too many would accept it.
1. Even with reserves, there are not enough. They'd literally need to bomb entire cities to the ground.
2. Most officers would refuse such orders. So, an already stretched military would be stretched further.
Occupying an area as large as the U.S. is harder than it looks.
Perhaps they will use the 2nd A. to their benefit.
Then SCOTUS gets involved and the States then prove they are indeed "well regulated".
But this thought is just a dream as SCOTUS will be a superfluous memory at that point.
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This is a good idea
It’s the elephant in the room that we’re all skirting around.
We're a very large country, unlike South Korea.
We're extremely apathetic.
Without a direct, negative effect, most won't care.
They've been planning this for decades.
They haven't been crippling education and keeping people paycheck to paycheck for shits and giggles.
Imagine your husband in pain, sick, with no medicine available.
Please help me, even with something small—even just a share.
https://gofund.me/55437a4e
So many effing bullets
They can declare every last one of us a threat to national security, an enemy combatant
And no one will stop them
lives to exercise power over vulnerable ppl, and loves to see a person suffer. Cadet bonespurs is truly a coward!
It IS who they are
Their problem is the GOP base is starting to feel it. They’re angrier about open class war attacks than they are about trans athletes. They’re seeing it’s not an L v R situation.
It’s a 99% v Billionaire class situation.
And the 99% have many guns and many bullets
"He who acts to save his country from tyranny, domestic terrorism, Project 2025, and radical right wing criminals, violates no laws.”
The new Brown Shirts.
Trumplethinskin's pardoning Jan 6th insurrectionists and ordering $400 million of armoured (unspecified) Tesla vehicles should be getting more public discourse, before they're on the streets.
Military will fire into a crowd of say 200,000 Americans? I am hoping that they just refuse. You can’t court martial a whole platoon.
Retire and I will be damned if they steal my hard earned social security.
with recent shut down fiasco
then he would
" he may adjourn them{both houses}
to such time as he shall think proper"
only
"in the middle of Fifth Avenue "
April 20 is Hitler's Bday...
#sHitlerDay
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The fascists already ARE IN POWER. They will never relinquish it without pressure.
Do something else if your protest isn’t shaking anything up
Then i see knowledgeable Americans coming up with actual political strategy. Dems? largely helpless.
Is this intentional on most dems parts? It feels like it tbh (exception of dem "outsiders" ie aoc, crocket, green)
like hesgeth’s fuckup collectively pissed off everyone below hesgeth and trump and that is a massive mistake on their part
Few places are reporting on the possibility.
https://www.theroot.com/why-black-folks-believe-trump-is-trying-to-use-us-to-de-1851772545
#WeAreTheFlood
#UnitedWeStand
Everything you need to know about Martial Law: click link-> https://www.military.com/history/martial-law-everything-know.html
You need to stand for something
Just ffs don’t tell Schumer until you have to. He’ll ruin anything you do to prevent this.
Critically important to examine our status and which adjustments may be required!