Ladies and Gentlemen of Sane Mind, are you worried regarding the outcome of the upcoming presidential election?
Fear not, but it would be nice to put some fear into the mind of the dictator-wannabe by coming up with a plan that might not let him get what he wants. Such plan is defined by the following three words: Impose Martial Law!
What is martial law? Martial law refers to instances where a nation’s armed forces step in and assume the governance of an area. Officials most often impose martial law when civilian authority over an area has stopped functioning, like in the case of an insurrection or natural disaster.
Generally speaking, it refers to when the military temporarily substitutes its authority in place of civilian authority. More simply, it occurs when the army takes over a civilian area and imposes its own rules.
Can the president impose martial law? Although it’s unclear whether the president can legally declare martial law, despite this several presidents throughout history have done so.
As stated above, martial law can be imposed in the case of an insurrection or to prevent an insurrection, like the one that occurred after the 2020 presidential election. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if he does not win the current election, he will cry fraud and not accept the results – just as he did four years ago when he lost to Democratic President Joe Biden. Once again this could throw the United States into political instability at a time when the country is already deeply divided. Sounds like another insurrection.
With all the current threats, President Biden can impose martial law prior to the election and thus allow the military to take over control of the government and, with their manpower, even take over the independent supervising of counting the votes.
After the election, no matter who initially wins, Biden is still president and, with the threat of insurrection possibly from either side can then impose martial law. The military would again take over control of the government to maintain civility and, with their manpower, could even take over the independent supervising of counting the votes.
Temporarily silencing the Supreme Court would further ensure fairness.
A fair election. That’s what it should be all about.
Alvin Goldberg
Great Neck
