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babylonsister

(171,065 posts)
Sat Sep 12, 2020, 09:15 PM Sep 2020

Roger Stone Calls For Trump To 'Declare Martial Law' To Seize Power If He Loses




POLITICS 09/12/2020 08:14 pm ET
Roger Stone Calls For Trump To ‘Declare Martial Law’ To Seize Power If He Loses
Trump’s ally says the president can bust Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, the “Clintons” and others who oppose him.
By Mary Papenfuss
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Long-time Donald Trump confidant, and convicted felon, Roger Stone said that the president should declare “martial law” to seize power if he loses what Stone characterized as an already corrupt election.

The results will only be legitimate if the “real winner” — Trump — takes office, regardless of what the votes say, Stone declared. A loss would apparently be justification for Trump to use force to take over the nation.

Stone, who worked as an adviser in the last Trump campaign, made the astonishing statements Thursday on the InfoWars program of far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Both men talked of an ongoing “coup” against Trump, and Stone inexplicably claimed that he predicted “almost three decades ago that this moment would come.”

Stone appeared resigned to a Trump loss — but blamed it on the baseless claim that early voting has already been “corrupted.”

To safeguard Trump’s position, Stone called for federal authorities to seize ballots in Nevada, for FBI agents to physically block certain voters from casting their ballots, and for Trump to use his powers for widespread arrests to solidify his power, Media Matters first reported.

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Roger Stone Calls For Trump To 'Declare Martial Law' To Seize Power If He Loses (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2020 OP
It would be easier to do if any of the generals respected trump mucifer Sep 2020 #1
After the rebellion is quashed bmbmd Sep 2020 #2
That is the truth. mobeau69 Sep 2020 #5
+1 2naSalit Sep 2020 #11
I agree I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #18
First. DEbluedude Sep 2020 #19
+1000 LuvNewcastle Sep 2020 #22
Which is what he will do, for certain. Will the generals obey? Soldiers? Dont know yet Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 #3
Always listen to the guy with the full size Nixon tattoo Blue Owl Sep 2020 #4
Lock his ass up! SheltieLover Sep 2020 #6
He's supposed to be locked up! mobeau69 Sep 2020 #7
I know!!! SheltieLover Sep 2020 #10
Gee, I'm old enough to remember repugs claiming Clinton louis-t Sep 2020 #8
Alex Jones Calls Himself Retarded ItsjustMe Sep 2020 #9
He blabbers more than the idiot king. Dotard can't stop the vote or interfere with voting! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #12
I hope poor Roger can get the help he needs struggle4progress Sep 2020 #13
My hope is that he can get the jail time he needs. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #15
When is Stone returning to Mother Russia? area51 Sep 2020 #14
If he tries that shit, say hello to President Pat Leahy n/t Wanderlust988 Sep 2020 #16
How would that work? babylonsister Sep 2020 #20
There'd be no election Wanderlust988 Sep 2020 #21
President Pelosi dansolo Sep 2020 #28
would this be called condoning insurrection against the United States? mitch96 Sep 2020 #17
He is advocating high treason Nexus2 Sep 2020 #23
I believe that is defined as sedition pecosbob Sep 2020 #24
What are the generals waiting for? MontanaMama Sep 2020 #25
I was hoping it was Borowitz. Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #26
Isn't this advocating sedition? dmr Sep 2020 #27
This is what worries me. The fact is tRump with out the protection of being the prez is vulnerable. mitch96 Sep 2020 #29

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
3. Which is what he will do, for certain. Will the generals obey? Soldiers? Dont know yet
Sat Sep 12, 2020, 09:19 PM
Sep 2020

Doesnt matter what the results are, he and they will say they are phony votes.

I sure hope someone has a plan for when this happens. GOP will go along because they are in bed with putin and cant oppose him.

It is over folks, unless...someone does something.

I would like to see Obama, Jimmy and W call a press conf together and demand Barr resignation and that the GOP must not support fascism.

Thekaspervote

(32,767 posts)
12. He blabbers more than the idiot king. Dotard can't stop the vote or interfere with voting!
Sat Sep 12, 2020, 10:02 PM
Sep 2020

Milley top brass from the pentagon already made it very clear to dotard that the military could legally play no role in the election....some ridiculous poll watching stuff or whatever he was wanting. They can’t act against American civilians!

Stone here goes on to say after his bloviating that he is resigned to trump losing. He was as his sycophants do..speak to an audience of one

Wanderlust988

(509 posts)
21. There'd be no election
Sat Sep 12, 2020, 11:14 PM
Sep 2020

if the ballots were stolen by Trump. So all the votes wouldn't count. Because of that, the the House terms would end too as well as the Senators who were on the ballot in 2020. Their terms end. Only the remaining Senators who weren't up for re-election would be still in office. Dems outnumber Republicans in the Senate in that scenario. So Pat Leahy would be the Speaker Pro Temp and the next president of the USA in presidential succession.

dansolo

(5,376 posts)
28. President Pelosi
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 06:11 AM
Sep 2020

She would still be Speaker, even if no elections were held. She remains Speaker until a new Speaker is chosen, and there is no requirement that the Speaker even needs to be a member.

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
25. What are the generals waiting for?
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 12:34 AM
Sep 2020

Their continued silence makes me quite uneasy. I don’t know if the military would do MF45’s bidding or not. I really don’t.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
27. Isn't this advocating sedition?
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 04:12 AM
Sep 2020

I can't even put into words to describe what I'm thinking and feeling right now.

He is deranged, and his words are dangerous, especially knowing there are plenty of other deranged individuals out there just itching to start a fight.

This is damn frightening!

mitch96

(13,904 posts)
29. This is what worries me. The fact is tRump with out the protection of being the prez is vulnerable.
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 06:37 AM
Sep 2020

As we have seen time and time again he will do anything, ANYTHING to win.. So to me this is something he would do to save his ass..
Watch this space...
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