martial law vis à vis electoral college? - SCOTUS tosses TX case - USA 2020 Elections: Thread

[Zenaan Harkness]

The subject line really ought to have said martial law rather than secession.



On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 11:18:38AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> A question of timely significance RIGHT NOW (as in, to ascertain BEFORE Monday morning) is:
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>  - How does the electoral college vote effect a sitting president's ("lame duck session") powers, if at all?
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> A closely related question is:
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>  - At what point in the "election cycle" did Abe Lincoln declare Martial Law?
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> "Ole Abe" set a precedent when he declared martial law, and he is today considered one of the greatest presidents known to history.
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> And it was not the declaration of martial law per sē, it was the declaration of martial law _for the right reasons_, i.e. for righteousness, justice, and the handling of criminals and despotism.
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> We would not want the opportunity for such an historic event today to stand for righteousness, justice, and for the handling of criminals and despotism, to be missed by president Trump due to some bullshit technicality like "standing" or "missed the date re power to declare".
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> As a final, if blindingly obvious note, the president would of course need to have those patriots who would be tasked with enforcing martial law, be on his side and ready, and willing, and able to enforce such declaration of martial law.  Primary such forces are the army, navy, and secondary forces may include citizens militias, and the national guard.
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> Citizens militias don't seem to be sufficiently public/ existent at this point in time.
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> Good luck,