Just Wondering

President Trump persists in running up against the rule of law. His “flood the zone” strategy is to clog the courts to prevent timely action to stop him from committing illegal acts through executive orders and outright commands and actions by his subordinates. “Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers.[1] Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties may be suspended for as long as martial law continues.[2][1] Most often, martial law is declared in times of war or emergencies such as civil unrest and natural disasters.[3] Alternatively, martial law may be declared in instances of military coups d'état.[4” Wik

Congress has the rightful power to stop him, such as imposing tariffs without its permission or rounding up people and denying them due process protection.

What can be done about a derelict Republican-controlled Congress? What if Trump persists in pursuing such actions as imposing martial law?

As one who was trained as a commissioned Army officer during the Vietnam War era, we discussed the possibility of recieving unlawful orders. 

“In the U.S. military, service members are obligated to obey lawful orders, but they are not bound to obey unlawful ones, and can face consequences for disobeying lawful orders but also for obeying unlawful ones.” Uniform Code of Military Justice

President Trump is paranoid about an insurrection like the one he instigated. What if people continue to protest in mass against his illegalities and extremes? What if he attempts to invoke martial law? 

I believe that a majority of military officers will not comply with the order. What do you think?

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