The idea that the U.S. military would oversee a new nationwide presidential election — ordered under martial law by President Donald Trump — is “insane in a year that we didn’t think could get anymore insane,” a defense official tells Military Times.
Yet retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn promoted that exact idea Tuesday evening when he tweeted a press release from an Ohio-based conservative political organization.
Calling former Vice President Joe Biden’s Nov. 3 victory over Trump “fraudulent,” the Ohio-based “We The People Convention” took out a full-page ad in the Washington Times on Tuesday urging Trump to “immediately declare a limited form of Martial Law, and temporarily suspend the Constitution and civilian control of these federal elections, for the sole purpose of having the military oversee a re-vote.”
The organization called for the revote to include only registered voters with photo IDs, to be limited to only paper ballots, to be hand counted and with members of both Democrat and Republican parties observing.
– This is an excerpt from the Navy Times.
Ohio TEA Party leader Tom Zawistowski has placed this full page ad in the #WashingtonTimes to call for President Trump “to invoke limited Martial law to hold new election.” pic.twitter.com/xsyy6bMGKo
— Jo Ingles (@joingles) December 1, 2020
How the president could invoke martial law
Throughout 2020, America has faced a global pandemic, civil unrest after the death of George Floyd and a contentious election. As a result, an influx of fear about the possibility of the invocation of martial law or unchecked military intervention is circulating around the internet among scholars and civilians alike.
“The fear is certainly understandable, because as I’m sure you know, martial law isn’t described or confined or limited, proscribed in any way by the Constitution or laws,” Bill Banks, a Syracuse professor with an expertise in constitutional and national security law, told Military Times. “If someone has declared martial law, they’re essentially saying that they are the law.”
What is ‘martial law’
In short, martial law can be imposed when civil rule fails, temporarily being replaced with military authority in a time of crisis. Though rare, there have been a number of notable U.S. cases where martial law came into play, including in times of war, natural disaster and civic dispute — of which there has been no shortage in 2020.
This is an excerpt. Read more at Military Times for the background on martial law.
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Let the SCOTUS rule that the election is null and void due to massive vote fraud, then declare martial law, and hold a new election under the described watch of the military. When the new REPUBLICAN house and senate take office, with PRESIDENT Trump in the White House, they can pass an amendment to the Constitution to ensure all future elections are conducted in a uniform, verifiably fair, and consistent fashion, where ONLY registered voters who prove citizenship, and show picture voter ID are allowed to vote. No mailed ballots. Absentee votes for the military and verifiably disabled only. Take the individual State running their own election away from them, and make it uniform across the country.
Enough of this ****.
You forgot the real problem which can be accomplished by shutting down, CNN, MSNBC, Facebook, Twitter, ABC,NBC and others of proven liable liability and falsehoods and don’t reopen any until the commies are culled and ferreted out with all who have ANTIFA connections imprisoned. Start controlling and censoring what Hollywood has been spinning for the last 40 years of moral corruption. Don’t forget the socialist conquered universities who are infested the worst and investigate their connections to foreign powers and entities. Break up the monopolies in media, high tech and banking.
AND break apart the teacher, i mean indoctrination, unions while you’re at it!
To prevent undue influence by premature, false or illegal reports of voter trends, do NOT allow the media to air voting results obtained from ANY voting officials or associated persons present in restricted voting areas, until the end of official voting hours in ALL state and territory areas! This would prevent any early return results of the east coast, etc, from influencing those of the central and western US. AND no more than two weeks would be allowed to count all but military ballots, starting with the hour and day voting begins, ending with those of Hawaii and Alaska. Military ballots would be allowed three weeks. Obviously, the media can publish interviews obtained from departing voters, but these MUST be listed as unsworn, not verified.
As i suggested elsewhere, for military ballots. WHY NOT DESIGNATE EVERY military base, its OWN voting precinct? And have the DOD work with the State dept, to GET election monitors, with Jag core oversight, on each base, to DO the vote counting?
I think this is a radical idea for a very radical election cheating event. With full and real-time auditing of a new election, there could be no doubt who won and by exactly how much. Yes, it will be extremely un-popular with the Left, but too bad. The country deserves the complete and clear truth.
IF anything, Martial law should have been INVOKED AT LEAST back in June during the height of all this unrest/rioting.. AND KEPT IN PLACE< to ensure the left couldn't steal the election.
IMO ITS stupid to think we can NOW invoke it for a 're-do' that may not even come.
“Yes, it will be extremely un-popular with the Left, but too bad”
We all have two duties under the law
Obey it
Uphold it
Anyone who does not have election integrity as the ONLY thing of importance, regardless of who wins, does not deserve the right to vote.
So if election integrity is un-popular with the left, they should consider without it they have lost the right to vote to who ever rigs an election best
This whole election was made an open sewer by early, mail-in voting
Early voting undermines the integrity as much if not more than the lack of verifiable facts for mail-in
Early voting allows for the counting of ballots so as to know how many are need to win.
And they do not need to know how you voted but only that YOU voted
The extend of the databases the tech giants have collected know more about people than they know about themselves
It is why the ballot dumps late at night, they did not want to play their hand if it was not needed. Their databases had that margin of error
Harsh, but nicely put.
“Let the SCOTUS rule that the election is null and void due to massive vote fraud”
That cannot be ask or it will fail, too broad of a question but certain states CANNOT give their Electoral votes to either candidate because their mail-in votes have made their election toxic to either candidate.
If they give them to Trump, Biden is harmed, or vice versus
Since it will not be possible for either candidate to get the 270 Electoral votes required to win, it must go to the House
If President Trump can prove enough fraud exist so as to flip the vote in enough states, he stands to have a clear win.
Am beginning to think this is now possible. Previously though it too high of a hurdle to do in the time frame which exists
That is why, declare the prior vote, NULL and void, and have EACH OF THOSE states, do a full on Re-vote. ALL in the open, IN PERSON only voting. That way we ensure it is legit!
Great idea, but sadly it will never happen. Trump has to realize that he is America’s savior and if he leaves office, so does everything America has ever stood for….FOR GOOD. There will never be another Republican president if Trump steps down. The Commies will assure that under Biden/Harris.
True that. WHICH IS WHY theyve been hell bent, in trying to FORCE him to Conceed the election.
I agree with Flynn … martial law is in order to seize the vote tallying machines and all mail in ballots for federal audit. If martial law good enough for President Lincoln to declare …it’s good enough for President Trump.
All of us, who are Conservatives, knew the mail in ballots and the power brokers, were going to commit fraud in this election. There was no excuse for not having heavily armed Federal Marshals at all polling places and there was no excuse for not having high resolution cameras over the tables and voting machines, where ballots were being counted. The Federal Marshals would be accompanied by both Republican and Democrat poll watchers in equal numbers and plenty of them, so no cheating could go on. They should have also had heavily armed Federal Marshals, with both Democrats and Republicans, at the Post offices, so no backdating of votes could occur. I do not want to hear could a, should a, would a. What I wrote above is called common sense and being a realist.
Add in a few prison terms for any vote stolen in this current election, Democrat or Republican. The cameras don’t lie.
Instead of military action, post both state and local law enforcement officers at every point of the election process plus multiple representatives of both political parties 24/7 until the undisputed results are finalized. In locations with a history of “election irregularities,” assign attorneys and lots and lots of video cameras; to further guard against problems and prove what actually happened. Sentence all involved in election fraud to very long prison sentences.
With how political some of those cops have become, would you trust them??
I favor state and local officers to avoid the too-long established trend to make EVERYTHING a federal issue. We CAN closely observe the elections with reps from both parties, law enforcement, and many many cameras (with audio added) to serve as conclusive proof of guilt (or innocence) in any court case where election fraud is suspected; with the stated intention to send all election fraud offenders to prison for very long terms.
The injection of federal troops is way too heavy-handed. It is NOT a legitimate role with which the military should become involved. The optics of troops at the counting stations DOES suggest inappropriate interference in what has always been a county-by-county responsibility. (This is why these areas are called COUNT-ies because they COUNT the votes and the people in each COUNTY are COUNTED by the census department.)
If the Supreme Court does not overturn this crooked election there are people gearing up to take action themselves. The worse scenerio will take place that will rip this country apart. The only saving grace would be for the president to declare martial law, arrest ALL the conspirators in this plot against America. Both Democrat and Republican. Diplomatic relations with the Communist Chinese must be broken off and the nations military put on full war footing. Stop all imports of Chinese goods and exports to China. Re-order the Presidential election with paper ballots, no mail in ballots except for overseas military and diplomatic personnel, ID must be shown at the polls and each voter must dip their index finger in indelible ink after voting. This would prevent someone from going from poll to poll and voting more than once. At the tabulation tables one republican, one democrat, and one independant will all look at, inspect, and tally the vote one at a time. After they have finished with their assigned bundles the tally sheets must be compared and if they agree are stapled together for each table. They then are taken to the head table there in the same room where one republican, one democrat, and one independant re-enter on a final tally sheet the total results from each table. Once again all three tally sheets must agree. If not then they must re-tally until there is agreement for all three tally sheets. Then and only then will the winner be announced.
Wonderful. Simple yet complete. No more “newly found” ballots and zero opportunity for election fraud.
I suggest that everyone keep a copy of all documentation including signatures of others involved.
THAT IS WHY the demented dems, will NEVER EVER ALLOW that simple way of doing voting, to ever happen.. THEY CAN’T WIN without the cheat, so they will do all they can, to ensure it stays in place.
Consider, President Trump took an oath of office to “DEFEND AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC” he has an ‘obligation’ to fulfill that oath, like it or not. What part of a fair election “with members of both Democrat and Republican parties observing.” do people have a problem with. That is MUCH more fair than what was just done to republican observers for the fraudulent election just past. Time to admit, democrats DO NOT WANT FAIR, they cannot win at fair. “Though rare, there have been a number of notable U.S. cases where martial law came into play, including in times of war, natural disaster and civic dispute — of which there has been no shortage in 2020.”
“Consider, President Trump took an oath of office to “DEFEND AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC” he has an ‘obligation’ to fulfill that oath,”
Absolutely right
We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg
This is not only Chuck and Nancy but about a dozen billionaires who have connections with China
The Democrat party is wholly given to communism, under the guise of socialism
Communist know best what is good for you and have no problem starving to death tens of millions for the “Great Leap Forward” now titled “Build back better”
This whole thing should have anyone with their eyes open on RED ALERT.
For those in a drug induced stupor they need to cut back on their mind numbing dosage of main stream media before it is too late
AND so did everyone in the military, INCLUDING THESE DAMNABLE Generals and admirals, SIDING WITH THE TRAITORS in our midst.
I signed an oath, too when I joined the military and it’s for life. We were “debriefed” after certain operations, but our “switches” cannot be turned off. Vaya con Dios!!
Lock and load the weapons, then unlock and unload the tainted voting machines. Last time I called Joe Biden a traitor to his race, his gender, his manhood and his country I got censored. Maybe THE PEOPLE are starting to realize I wasn’t too far off after all.
Well, i am not scared, to call this nitwit a traitor to this nation!
Thank you for service to our country AmVetUSA… it looks like your country will be asking once again to protect her with a call to arms. Please keep in contact with other patriots retired from our great military and be ready….keep your powder dry.
No worries, ggfilthy. After what the despicable anti American traitors have put this country through trying to remove our duly elected president, Trump by whatever means necessary — A call to arms will be long overdue and our kinda party!!
IMO that call to arms, started the DAY THE LEFT TRIED TO STAGE a coup to oust trump, with the WILLFULLY FALSE Russia-gate balloney.
I took that oath as well as possibly millions of other Americans going all the way back to WWII. I don’t really see with the Patriot Veterans in the country how we could be disarmed by the same military that took the same oath. It makes me wonder if the military is any different today than 20 or 30 years ago. Not only that I’m pretty sure we outnumber them 10 to 1. I’m 68 and getting tired of this and I’m ready for a fight. Does anyone remember when leaders in this country were men of honor and conviction? Today it just seems like power, money, greed, and corruption. I’m now at the point where I’ve had my honor all of my life but I’m looking for the conviction of a hell of a lot of democrats to take this country back. We need to or get off the pot.
Am so angry.
Like Pearl Harbor & 9/11, once again the sentinels we entrust to guard against & take preemptive action to prevent catastrophic attacks on our nation failed to do so, whether by malicious intent, gross negligence, cowardice or just the usual dithering, confusion & lack of imagination that occurs in a massive govt empire.
This organized planned attack to impose dictatorship by perverting & destroying voting integrity, which is the lifeblood of our representative Republic, was easily predictable & indeed even publicly stated by DNC tyrants just as brazenly as Hitler & Islam broadcast their intent to rule or destroy.
However, better late than never so all 72 million citizens that voted for Trump should go to the wethepeopleconvention.org & sign the petition for a re-vote under strict supervision at least for the presidency & at least in the 4 states known to have documented voter fraud re: GA, MI, PA & WI that would = 62 electoral votes.
Actually, the election fraud occurring all over the country is a form of Coup d’état. The Democrat party is attempting to overthrow our system of government, and install a socialist/communist regime.
A military presence is appropriate.
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Valid point Jimbo. THIS IS essentially a Coup-de-tat.
Be careful of what you wish for. As with any other government mandate, once martial law is put in place, it’s very hard to do away with and very easy to expand. I lived under Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law in the Philippines for two years. It isn’t pretty. And when you think about it, most of us are living under a form of martial law right now, i.e., lockdowns, mask mandates, curfews, etc. It’s bad enough at the local or state level, where individual sheriffs and other law enforcement agencies can look the other way. On a national level, with military enforcement, it would be intolerable. And even at the local level, notice how it keeps getting more stringent, not less.
True. With all these lockdown orders etc, it DOES feel like we’re already under a soft martial law.
Something needs to be done. The swamp is deeeeep. Both sides want Trump gone so the “money machine” can continue operating
Did you ever, see that Kiefer Sutherland tv show, Designated Survivor? IMO< what happened in that tv show, where DC GOT blown up, and only ONE person was left, to rebuild things, from the ground up, is the ONLY way we stand a chance of fully getting rid of that swamp.