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What would happen if the US president declares martial law (not statewide, but entire nation) overnight? (piefed.social)
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[–] 27 points 7 months ago (5 children)

The US Army isn't big enough to take over the whole country at once; they'd have to have the National Guard on board.

The governors of every state would have to mobilize their units.

Now, if there was an actual major calamity going on [think of an actual invasion from China] the governors would fall into line pretty quickly. If it was Donald Trump declaring martial law after losing an election the Dem governors would line up to oppose him.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    governors would fall into line pretty quickly

    Dem governors would line up to oppose him.

    This isn't really possible anymore, State NGs are nationalized so the federal government is already in charge. That's how JFK enforced desegregation in Alabama, he literally removed the state governor from the chain of command: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door

    It's the same reason Walz did basically nothing in Minnesota. If he attempted to direct the NG or even his separate State militia, Trump would have thrown him into a charge under insurrection.

    It would fall on the NG or Militia CO to proclaim allegiance to either the state or federal government. Considering what has happened so far, the most you'd see is some resignations.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Dem governors would line up to oppose him.

    Do you have any reason other than your own expectations to believe this is true? Looking at their response to him so far I don't think they would do shit. I don't think I would have said that two years ago but their spinelessness up to this point is pretty shocking.

    Walz hasn't done much of anything about ICE invading Minnesota and Newsom types his Twitter posts like an idiot now. What else have any of them done?

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