George Floyd is now a martyr. His horrible death, slowly choking to death, pleading for breath, calling for his dead mother, dying as we watched, while the defiant murderer just stared back was the spark that lit the nation on fire.
It was already a powderkeg.
It was already a powderkeg.
Suddenly, it was nationwide. Angry people filled the streets, not just about the cruel murder of Mr. Floyd, but about the incredible pent up frustration of the majority of the American people toward Trump and the republican Senate who let him loose to wreak havoc in our nation.
Many of us were too afraid for mass demonstrations, in that we knew we could die if exposed to that many people. But that changed overnight. Chants rang out NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE! but also "F*CK TRUMP! Now that the powder keg has exploded, there is no going backward. Trump
MUST be removed from office, by whatever means necessary.
RESIGNATION, 25TH AMENDMENT & IMPEACHMENT are the three traditional ways.
This article shows one more way it might be done. lawfareblog.com/what-if-presid…
RESIGNATION, 25TH AMENDMENT & IMPEACHMENT are the three traditional ways.
This article shows one more way it might be done. lawfareblog.com/what-if-presid…
"To say that the Secretary of Defense and his subordinates have a legal duty to comply with presidential orders is not to say that they should do so. It just means that the law of the chain of command requires them to, and they have to be prepared to accept the consequences of
defiance. For the Secretary of Defense, that means—if he thinks appropriate—resigning in protest, resisting until fired, informing congressional leaders (in or out of public), or quietly coordinating with the Vice President and others for presidential removal under the
25th Amendment. And whatever the Secretary’s choice, it provides no legal protection to the combatant commanders should they also resist. This might seem like a frustratingly limited set of options. But having an elected President as Commander-in-Chief, and strict adherence to
the chain of command, are core elements of civilian control of the military that serve other very important values in the normal course of events. The current conundrum highlights again how very deeply our system of government depends
on the People electing a President who is generally reasonable, prudent, and responsible."
However, at this time, the President is none of those things. And, we know that the military has been put on emergency notice, ready to deploy anywhere in the country at the President's
However, at this time, the President is none of those things. And, we know that the military has been put on emergency notice, ready to deploy anywhere in the country at the President's
command. It would be up to the Secdef or the subordinate generals in charge of deployment to refuse to carry out those orders. We have already seen, at multiple locations around the country, police refusing to quell the protesters, even going as far as joining their marches.
So, there is hope that the military brass would just say no, joined by all of those under their command. In that case, the President would be impotent, unless loyal military members chose to arrest those refusing to carry out the order. It could happen. Several generals are
known to have said he was unfit to lead, and other cabinet officials saying he was a fkkking moron, or had the intellect of a child.
If they follow Trump's edict, and our own armed forces are set against their own brethren, it would only take one trigger happy militia man, eager
If they follow Trump's edict, and our own armed forces are set against their own brethren, it would only take one trigger happy militia man, eager
to be enshrined as a Patriot of their movement, or an entire array, coordinated all over the nation, to start an American Civil War. Imagine warplanes screaming over the top of your house, or armed militia showing up at your door, demanding loyalty or death. It could happen.
Hundreds of authors speak to this very scenario. Who could have ever imagined what has occurred already, with a tyrant emerging from the fires of impeachment, scrambling for absolute power, and untouchable by the rule of law?
We shake our heads every morning we wake up,
We shake our heads every morning we wake up,
wondering if it was all just a bad dream. What happened to our jobs, our security, our carefully planned lives, our summer vacations, our child care, our schools, our universities, our parades, our weddings, our graduations, our church services? One word - TRUMP! Our simmering
anger at having our lives upended was brought to a full boil by the horrible, tortuous, needless death of an innocent black man. The rage that has surfaced will only be calmed by justice.
Justice for George Floyd's murderer and his accomplices.
Justice for the American people
Justice for George Floyd's murderer and his accomplices.
Justice for the American people
for the horrific slaughter of innocent souls, and the immeasurable suffering of our entire nation. We lay that responsibility squarely with both parties of Congress. Convince Trump to step down, force him from office with 2/3 majority of both Houses, or impeach and remove him.
George Floyd lost his life, and now an angry American public DEMANDS that you listen to our anguished voices, calling out for justice. Failure to act to our demands will be the end of your political careers - November will be a slaughter of the Republican Party. Time is not on
your side. Tick Tock. WE ARE DONE WAITING TO RID OUR NATION OF THIS MALIGNANT TYRANT! WE ARE WATCHING, AND YOUR FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE. BE SMART. BE LOYAL TO YOUR PEOPLE, NOT YOUR PRESIDENT. @SenateGOP @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats @HouseGOP @funder @DNCWarRoom @BidenWarRoom 
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