To put into perspective: South Korea declared Martial Law during the end of 2024 which was short lived as their citizens were awake, not asleep (since a similar thing occurred in 1980 that lasted until 1987) it only ceased when a new president was elected, so they know what their parents have been through back then not letting it slide in modern times which was met with stiff resistance & protest from Gen Z Koreans.
Their president was impeached right after he enacted it as he’s abusing his power via blocking legislators by using both law enforcement and the military averting them from entering their national assembly, including him ordering the arrest of both the judges and supreme court justices whilst illegally declaring martial law (all in which violate their constitution). People there protested against martial law.
The US Army isn’t big enough to take over the whole country at once; they’d have to have the National Guard on board.
The governors of every state would have to mobilize their units.
Now, if there was an actual major calamity going on [think of an actual invasion from China] the governors would fall into line pretty quickly. If it was Donald Trump declaring martial law after losing an election the Dem governors would line up to oppose him.
This isn’t really possible anymore, State NGs are nationalized so the federal government is already in charge. That’s how JFK enforced desegregation in Alabama, he literally removed the state governor from the chain of command: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door
It’s the same reason Walz did basically nothing in Minnesota. If he attempted to direct the NG or even his separate State militia, Trump would have thrown him into a charge under insurrection.
It would fall on the NG or Militia CO to proclaim allegiance to either the state or federal government. Considering what has happened so far, the most you’d see is some resignations.
You sure about that last bulletpoint?
You do understand that the whole ‘Both Sides Are The Same Thing’ helps the GOP?
They want progressive people to stay home.
Do you have any reason other than your own expectations to believe this is true? Looking at their response to him so far I don’t think they would do shit. I don’t think I would have said that two years ago but their spinelessness up to this point is pretty shocking.
Walz hasn’t done much of anything about ICE invading Minnesota and Newsom types his Twitter posts like an idiot now. What else have any of them done?
walz is a pushover thats why he hasnt done anything
if minnesota still had jesse ventura as govenor hed have been personally kicking them out with his boot heel