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If Trump loses the elections, US cities at risk of stochastic violence and domestic terrorism. It's not like Harris winning would suddenly make half the country go, "my bad, you're right."
The rest of the world at this point:
Yeah fine, fucking whatever.
This is why liberal gun owners exist
Hey guys, this person is gonna fight the military with his gun!
US military personnel pledge an oath to protect the US Constitution from foreign and domestic enemies and that includes the Commander-in-Chief.
Too bad enemies isn't explicitly defined huh.
You mean, like when he won last time?
A military takeover of the cities would last about 20minutes, if that, it's against the HOA rules.
What happens when the wealthy home owners see their property values drop, because the army is on every corner, they'll start calling their political reps.
This is a childish fantasy, the highest real estate values are in cities, the wealthiest people have homes in cities. It is a fantasy of the Republic base, that tends not to live in large urban centers.
You know he means the downtown core, not the suburban white people who likely voted for him. But I gave you an upvote for the hilarity of an HOA council member telling the Proud Boys they aren't allowed to setup there.
HOA President "Look, your presence is against the HOA By-laws. We're going to have to fine you."
And with the changes the DOD just made to 5240.01 on September 27 allowing US military action on US soil including up to lethal force, Trump will be allowed to.
Drop me possibly be the first one to use it, but the groundwork is being laid under Democrats.
Did you guys watch that "documentary" Civil War?
So much suffering. That was so avoidable. I like that the point of movie isn't which ideology wins. It's that America isn't immune, any civil war will be a very dirty affair that causes massive amounts of suffering so nobody should be rooting for that path.
But the constitution forbids the US military from operating within the borders of the US! Surely that'll stop him from ever being able to do this! Right? Right?????
Not according to change is made by the DOD last month to 5240.01. It allows US military action on US soil, including lethal force.
The constitution is a piece of paper which has no power if the people with guns say otherwise.
So... Time for everyone else to get a gun?
Women and LGBT people have been the top buyers of guns for a while.
Maybe. I've thought about it.
It also forbids warrantless search and seizure of property and the president from receiving financial gifts from foreign governments. The courts have been filled with people who don't care.
Congress didn't care either. There were multiple constitutional violations that Trump committed while he was in office, but Pelosi never went for those. She went for small bullshit stuff that would result in what we got.
The paper won't stop him but the officer corps isn't going to obey those orders without him converting it first. A process that historically takes years to complete and leaves a military a shadow of it's former self.