Post 9vesHSObC3STPYFFSq by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #9veb3lJSMhFIo3ivVA by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
       2020-06-01T23:05:58Z
       
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       Um. Did trump just declare martial law?
       
 (DIR) Post #9vebY1vFAy9t0Vpar2 by RussSharek@mastodon.art
       2020-06-01T23:11:19Z
       
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       @klaatu Asking the same question here. Any news?
       
 (DIR) Post #9vefAa0FDGMpZbFAVU by jankoekepan@mastodon.xyz
       2020-06-01T23:50:53Z
       
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       @klaatu Short answer:  no.Longer answer:  martial law is a very, very, VERY difficult thing to do in the USA, and he's nowhere near the kind of situation that would even begin to create it.
       
 (DIR) Post #9veivqHenZMZXYcHTc by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
       2020-06-02T00:33:10Z
       
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       @jankoekepan There's a national curfew, and the Federal government just said it would deploy US troops to suppress US citizens on US soil. I see that as martial law, but I'm happy to have the subtle difference explained to me.
       
 (DIR) Post #9vepaLMvFCnBFym6sq by jankoekepan@mastodon.xyz
       2020-06-02T01:45:56Z
       
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       @klaatu National curfew?Citation needed.Trump's speech was in the context of Washington, D.C. specifically.It's not blanket suppression either, but a specific response to rioting which has already claimed lives as well - and this is nothing new, well-supported in civilian law.You can check wikipedia for martial law if you're confused, but the military is not supplanting civilian processes or control, just buttressing them.  That's the difference.  Again, look it up.
       
 (DIR) Post #9vesHSObC3STPYFFSq by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
       2020-06-02T02:18:09Z
       
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       @jankoekepan I remain unconvinced. Firstly, he was unclear about who the curfew applied to. I assume he is vague purposefully. Secondly, he stated clearly that he would move in on any state that "refused" to comply.
       
 (DIR) Post #9vesa0qLrAy3Se4eNk by jankoekepan@mastodon.xyz
       2020-06-02T02:20:22Z
       
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       @klaatu He doesn't have the power to enforce a nationwide curfew, and it would be bottomlessly unlikely that he'd care to, or would apply one in, say, Helena MT.  He does, however, have specific powers in DC, and mentioned the curfew specifically after referring to problems in DC.  It's also possible that he's in communication with the grey aliens to support the reptilian invasion in opposition to the nordic infiltration around Area 51, but Occam's Razor says no.