Tag: martial law

Gird Your Loins

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I suspect we’re about to lurch into a more dramatic time in Trump’s second term now that he’s sending armed troops into Portland. I say this because even though Antifia doesn’t even exist, there are some scallywags in the city who might use the rubric of the organization to throw a Molotov Cocktail at troops.

And then they fire back, people die and suddenly the entire country has protests. Which Trump, of course, will possibly use as justification for martial law.

That’s been the point of sending troops into Blue cities all along. Trump is itching for an excuse to take things to the next level so, lulz, no one seems willing to stop him.

Trump would have two options if someone did throw a Molotov Cocktail in Portland. The Insurrection Act and martial law. I’m thinking martial law because there is a off-term election about to take place a in a few months and, who knows, maybe he might use some isolated violence in Portland to cancel the elections to prove a point.

Maybe.

Anyway, I’m sure someone is going to narc on me and I’ll find myself in some ICE camp. I hope it has wifi.

Martial Law Appears Inevitable

By Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

It seems as though marital law is now inevitable. The scenario is this — in late February, it’s clear that Society Security checks aren’t going to go out as normal. This causes huge upheaval across the country and Trump strikes — he uses Red State National Guard troops on Blue State protesters.

People get hurt, things escalate and he declares marital law. He will probably arrest a lot of people he doesn’t like at this point — many of them elected officials. So, there you go. That’s my fear at this point.

It will be interesting to see how far the U.S. Military is going to be willing to go at the behest of Tyrant Trump. But I also think that the courts and the remaining Congress will continue to function as if they mean something when they definitely don’t.