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19. There can only be martial law if an invasion effectively shuts down the judicial system

Reply to mahina (Reply #17)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 02:20 PM

Sep 2017

So the question sort of answers itself.

If, somehow (and its pretty much fantasy to think it could happen) the entire nation is put under martial law because there is nowhere that the judicial functions of government can be effectively carried out, then of course the Mueller investigation, as part of the judicial function, would have already been shut down. If there is a way for the Mueller investigation to go forward, then by definition, martial law cannot be lawfully declared.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] mahina Sep 2017 OP

What's the point? He knows the Republicans will never impeach. briv1016 Sep 2017 #1

The rest of his mob do not have the same privilege. mahina Sep 2017 #10

Martial law? Not likely. Hoyt Sep 2017 #2

Yea . . Strelnikov_ Sep 2017 #4

My home state: "Hawaii under martial law was military dictatorship (1941-1944)" mahina Sep 2017 #9

I assume that Mueller would be tortured until he closed the investigation and vindicated Trump Not Ruth Sep 2017 #3

Probably the same way an invasion of aliens from outer space would impact it. onenote Sep 2017 #5

What if Trump teamed with North Korea and Russia? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #6

A gang of highschool students sarisataka Sep 2017 #11

My state: "Hawaii under martial law was military dictatorship (1941-1944)" mahina Sep 2017 #7

Except Hawaii wasn't a state during that time period Sgent Sep 2017 #14

You're right, we weren't a state then. mahina Sep 2017 #15

Martial law in Hawaii was unconstitutional onenote Sep 2017 #18

Like the martial law that the Republicans claimed was behind the Jade Helm exercises during Trust Buster Sep 2017 #8

Most likely sarisataka Sep 2017 #12

Do you have any idea what it would take to put the entire country under martial law? Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #13

This is as crazy GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #16

Great. So far nobody has answered the question though. mahina Sep 2017 #17

There can only be martial law if an invasion effectively shuts down the judicial system onenote Sep 2017 #19

Thank you. mahina Sep 2017 #20

How many points would the Dow drop ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #21

How would the impostion of balls affect my Aunt? maxsolomon Sep 2017 #22