When is martial law coming to america 2017

Milley too feels strongly about the necessity of keeping the U. We swear an oath to an idea, or a set of ideas and values, that are embedded in our Constitution. As a result of these comments, Banks is optimistic that the worst case election scenario in the event of disputed election results might just be lawsuits in certain states where the outcomes are murky.

It requires the inability of our civilian institutions to manage government. Your Military. By Sarah Sicard. Oct 23, Members of the D. National Guard stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators participate in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, in Washington, DC.

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Public Opinion. Tax and Budget Policy. As early as , Donald Trump was publicly challenging the scientific consensus around climate change and calling it a hoax. Since then, challenging science and fact has been a hallmark of the Trump presidency. Two days after Trump's inauguration, Kellyanne Conway first used the term "alternative facts" to support the administration's false claims about the number of people who participated in the inauguration. At the time, no one could have foreseen that alternative facts would empower the President to challenge facts of all sorts: including the science of a pandemic that has now killed over , Americans.

In a surprise to no one, Trump and his allies are now challenging the outcome of the election. We have reached the point where anyone can feel legitimate when contradicting a true and verified statement on the basis of simple disagreement.

Four years of watching the president demolish the norms of political and civil discourse in our country has taken its toll; It has led us to this moment where civil unrest is becoming commonplace. In contrast to the claims by the president, though, the unrest has not been driven by left-wing activists or the vague and undefined "Antifa.

I have been studying protests on the left throughout the four years of the Trump Administration. Although some of the activism has involved civil disobedience and destruction of property, one of the most notable characteristics of this period in America's history is the emergence of the anti-Trump Resistance movement, which engaged in numerous large-scale peaceful demonstrations over this prolonged period.

As I document in my book " American Resistance ," the movement channeled outrage against the President and his policies into collective action in the streets and efforts around candidates for the midterm elections. More recently, protests broke out in response to the murder of George Floyd.

Americans took to the streets around the US to call for an end to systemic racism after months of staying inside to avoid the pandemic. Despite some clashes with police and law enforcement, these unprecedented and sustained protests were overwhelmingly peaceful. There are clear differences in who has participated in these more recent protests. These more recent protests have been populated by a younger and more racially diverse group of predominantly left-leaning Americans.

Like those who turned out to the big demonstrations during the first two years of the Trump presidency, they have been mobilized to take advantage of their First Amendment rights to peaceful assembly. In stark contrast, just over a week ago, Americans watched in horror as Trump supporters were joined by Proud Boys who fought with counter protesters in the nation's capital. Although my research shows that protesters on the left have been overwhelmingly peaceful and have restrained themselves from what scholars have called more insurgent tactics over the past four years, I have also found that many of them are prepared to fight back against hate.

With the inauguration coming in five weeks and rumors of more efforts to challenge the transition of power, there is no doubt that opening the doors to hate and violence while promoting false narratives have led us to the current moment where peaceful protesters are not safe to march in the streets of the US without fear of being threatened or attacked.

In other words, this may be only the beginning. For you.