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Prof Triggernometry
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I raised the issue of Martial Law because once it's declared there is no power that the courts can use against it. They have NO jurisdiction. (Nor does Congress.)
Like I said, it'd be interesting to see what would happen if Trump did that.
Some months ago I suggested the President could declare a national emergency and identify a military zone of operations along the border under his powers as CnC.
All we need to do is look at history. FDR declared martial law over the entire Hawaiian island chain for the duration of WWII after Pearl Harbor, and took over the entire American economy in WWII. As CnC Abraham Lincoln arrested the legislature of Maryland. Presidents have entered Mexico on punitive expeditions on the authority of the President alone. Presidents have deployed troops on the border and have put Marines on trains to protect the mail. The President deployed United States Marines to enforce the law in California during the Rodney King riots. Inherently the CnC has enormous power under the Constitution and existing statutes. Libs don't want to understand this as long as Trump is President.