(January 5, 2021 at 5:53 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(January 4, 2021 at 7:21 pm)Spongebob Wrote: BSB and OLB, I don't think the two of you are thinking widely enough about the possibilities. We are lucky that Trump is essentially and idiot; otherwise he would have already easily secured a second term. But even for Trump, there are options that are within his capabilities. Perhaps they won't succeed but they can certainly create chaos for a period of time.
For my part, I think I have thought widely enough about it. In order for Trump to stage a coup, he would need the military. In order for him to use the military to enforce domestic law, he would have to declare martial law. Under Posse Comitatus, he cannot declare martial law without congressional approval.
Boru
He keeps talking about watching things in the coming weeks in appearances he's making. His devoted followers are planning protests as the votes are counted by congress. My concern is that violence could easily erupt between some of these paramilitary groups and counter protesters. Could that possibly become violent enough to prompt some sort of military action? He's clearly planning something, although it could get as hair-brained as a Wiley coyote trap to catch the road runner. It is comforting to hear that military leaders have been planning and preparing for such violence and doing so out of range of people who support Trump.
This is such a sad time for America. On a positive note, I understand that both Georgia and New York states plan to bring charges against him as soon as Biden takes office.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller