Originally Posted by Craig4 (Post 13221924)

One thing the Trump "Presidency" should have highlighted to legal scholars and Congress is the need to clarify the entire concept of martial law. It is not mentioned in our The Constitution and there's a smorgasbord of SCOTUS precedent to choose from on it.

There is clear guidance from two cases from Hawaii in WWII that US citizens, in the US cannot be put in military proceedings while the civilian courts are still open and functioning. Unfortunately, it's unclear if there are any circumstances where a US citizen can be put in front of a military tribunal in the US.

https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/...80&context=ylj

There's not even any agreement on if the term "martial law" is legally meaningful. If it is meaningful, it's not clear the president has the authority to declare it. A decision by SCOTUS during the Korean War says only Congress has the authority. Sadly, most of the main constitutional questions on these cases were never ruled on because they were moot by the time the case made it all the way to the Supreme Court.

After Trump's flirtation with the Insurrection Act, it seems clear Congress needs to get to work next year on clarifying this.

Originally Posted by shemp (Post 13221987)

Assuming that all the Democratic congresspeople aren't locked up at Gitmo. Or dead.

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13221989)

What Democratic Congresspeople? Congress has always been 100% Republican. It's always been that way. Republicans have been the only party in America for decades now, don't you remember?

Originally Posted by Mojo (Post 13221897)

Well, yes, I’d figured that much out, but what is the benefit of being allowed to “use the 10% Pumps for the 15% BLEND”? What does it mean?

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13221925)

Some quotes from the trump Rally

On the West Coast wildfires
"It is about forest management. Please remember the words, very simple, forest management."

On Wind Turbines
"They spew more crap into the air than anything, we gotta talk to the environmentalists"

On winning a third term
"We're gonna win four more years in the White House, and then we'll negotiate, because based on the way we were treated, we're probably entitled to another four years after that"

On a purported antifa sympathizer being killed by US Marshals
"By the way, the US Marshals did a great job in Portland. You know what I mean"

On testing
"The reason we show many cases, because we have the best testing program in the world by far"
"We're at like, around 180,000,. we've done an incredible job"

On Biden
"He wants to ban energy"
"He will indoctrinate your children with poisonous anti-American lies in school."

On voting
"The only way we're tied is if they screw around with the ballots, which they will do in my opinion"
"We have a rigged election. It's a rigged election"
"I hope you're all going to be poll watchers, because with you people watching the polls it's going to be pretty hard to cheat. I'll tell you, I wouldn't want to be a cheater"

The first woman Trump mentions during his rally is Donna Brazile, the audience responds by chanting "lock her up!"
Trump responds by calling for Hillary Clinton to be imprisoned and that "Her lawyers should go to jail with her"

Originally Posted by Ladewig (Post 13222021)

And he is considering outlaw matter itself.

How does a candidate get away with this ******

Originally Posted by Steve (Post 13222059)

Ah, USA politics. The one true sign of a “great” country......

..... no, I can’t do it. USA, you are truly pathetic. Even North Korean politics make more sense.

Originally Posted by shemp (Post 13222032)

Because half the people in this country are complete ******* ******** who want to kill and imprison the other half.

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13221952)

Wait a minute... Black Lives Matter... Bureau of Land Management... *Gasp* It all makes sense now!

*Whispers* We're through the looking glass here people...

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13222120)

Wait when was Biden president for 47 years? I mean I know I don't always pay as much attention to politics as I should but I'm pretty sure I would have noticed that.

Originally Posted by shemp (Post 13222127)

Again, Mandela Effect.

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13222131)

You're right. Looking at again we've always been at war with Eurasia. I don't know how I could have been mistaken.

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13222081)

And again I'm so glad that the steady decline of my country is all worth so foreigners who already thought America was backwoods yokels have been proven right.

Originally Posted by shemp (Post 13222134)

Report to the nearest Reeducation Center immediately.

Originally Posted by Trebuchet (Post 13222015)

More money for Big Corn.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13222117)

Trump Tweets

I did more in 47 months as President than Sleepy Joe Biden did in 47 years! #MAGA

Just signed a new Executive Order to LOWER DRUG PRICES! My Most Favored Nation order will ensure that our Country gets the same low price Big Pharma gives to other countries. The days of global freeriding at America’s expense are over...

...and prices are coming down FAST! Also just ended all rebates to middlemen, further reducing prices.

Originally Posted by Ladewig (Post 13222156)

So, just out of curiosity, what kind of pay do you think re-education center employees make? Is there a uniform allowance?

Originally Posted by newyorkguy (Post 13222249)

From the Forbes link:


Who does he plan on 'negotiating' with? :(

Originally Posted by newyorkguy (Post 13222249)

From the Forbes link:


Who does he plan on 'negotiating' with? :(

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13222267)

The only silver-lining is that there is zero chance of Trump surviving 8 more years (hell I wouldn't put even money on 4 more) and there isn't an obvious successor to take the throne he's trying to build for himself.

The good thing about cults is they don't survive the deaths of their leaders.

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue (Post 13222281)

Fair. Amend to "The good things about cults is they don't tend to survive the deaths of their leaders."

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13221479)

That assumes they are connected to the Internet

Originally Posted by RedStapler (Post 13222256)

In his constantly increasing stupidity he probably means either that he has some strange, of course not existing 'right' for 4 more years since the pesky Dems tried to impeach his 'innocent' ass or he plans on replacing key positions in the justice system so they will 'decide' that he is totally eligible for 4 more years since the pesky Dems tried to impeach his 'innocent' ass. :)

Originally Posted by RedStapler (Post 13222256)

In his constantly increasing stupidity he probably means either that he has some strange, of course not existing 'right' for 4 more years since the pesky Dems tried to impeach his 'innocent' ass or he plans on replacing key positions in the justice system so they will 'decide' that he is totally eligible for 4 more years since the pesky Dems tried to impeach his 'innocent' ass. :)

Originally Posted by Norman Alexander (Post 13222313)

The good thing is that one of the potential outcomes of any negotiation with an untrustworthy client is "**** OFF".

Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper (Post 13222289)

At least with Trump gone, they won't be unified under one leader anymore. They will be just as bigoted, authoritarian, and insufferable, but maybe just a tad bit less visible and vocal.

Originally Posted by Bob001 (Post 13222321)

But if Trump loses, he won't be gone. He has only served one term. He can run again in 2024. He can raise money, make speeches and incite mobs for the next four years, and so can his offspring. If anything goes wrong during the Biden administration, Trump can win. And how will his cultists respond if the 2024 Democratic candidate is Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams? If Trump doesn't run, he can throw his support behind some younger, smarter fascist like Ted Cruz or Tom Cotton. Whatever is happening now is far from over.

Originally Posted by Mojo (Post 13221893)

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13222117)

Just signed a new Executive Order to LOWER DRUG PRICES! My Most Favored Nation order will ensure that our Country gets the same low price Big Pharma gives to other countries. The days of global freeriding at America’s expense are over...

Originally Posted by Ladewig (Post 13222156)

So, just out of curiosity, what kind of pay do you think re-education center employees make? Is there a uniform allowance?

Originally Posted by Horatius (Post 13222409)

Education is a CommieNazi plot

Originally Posted by thaiboxerken (Post 13222218)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrews.../#15f1aa4a287c

Third terms if he wins...

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13222117)

Trump Tweets

I did more in 47 months as President than Sleepy Joe Biden did in 47 years! #MAGA

Just signed a new Executive Order to LOWER DRUG PRICES! My Most Favored Nation order will ensure that our Country gets the same low price Big Pharma gives to other countries. The days of global freeriding at America’s expense are over...

...and prices are coming down FAST! Also just ended all rebates to middlemen, further reducing prices.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13221927)

Trump Tweets

Sleepy Joe Biden has spent 47 years in politics being terrible to Hispanics. Now he is relying on Castro lover Bernie Sanders to help him out. That won’t work! Remember, Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population!

Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza (Post 13222469)

I presume the Bay of Pigs Award is a mocking award to single out a person who proclaims support for a group but then abandons them to their death for political expedience.
If so, it entirely fitting.

Originally Posted by Bob001 (Post 13222472)

Not even that. It doesn't exist at all.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ida-cuba-biden

Originally Posted by Bob001 (Post 13222472)

Not even that. It doesn't exist at all.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ida-cuba-biden

Originally Posted by Stacyhs (Post 13222475)

What next? He'll claim he was awarded the Purple Heart that retired Lt. Col. handed him back in 2016? Or maybe the Nobel Prize that he was nominated for?

Originally Posted by Bob001 (Post 13222482)

Every time anybody mentions that -- and apparently it's in heavy rotation on Fox -- it should be noted that there are probably tens of thousands of people in the world who can submit a nomination. There are at least 318 nominees this year.


https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/

Originally Posted by Bob001 (Post 13222321)

But if Trump loses, he won't be gone. He has only served one term. He can run again in 2024. He can raise money, make speeches and incite mobs for the next four years, and so can his offspring. If anything goes wrong during the Biden administration, Trump can win. And how will his cultists respond if the 2024 Democratic candidate is Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams? If Trump doesn't run, he can throw his support behind some younger, smarter fascist like Ted Cruz or Tom Cotton. Whatever is happening now is far from over.