No, MyPillow guy, the military can't save Trump. That's 'flat out mentally ill.'
Fort Worth Star-TelegramJan 16, 2021
Jan. 16—FORT WORTH — Last month, it was a small-town
"HAMMER TIME!!!!!"
Two weeks ago, it was a
Yet even after the deadly attack on the
Until Friday.
Then the chief executive of
According to news reports, Trump didn't listen to My Pillow's
But the very idea of a coup and military overthrow left the nation's law professors saying, "Not again."
"I can't even figure out what theory they are using," said professor emeritus
The federal law allows activating the military to enforce laws during rebellions, disturbances or disasters.
Not to overturn an election already upheld repeatedly by judges and lawmakers, many of them
"I am very, very surprised that there is a significant number of people who are this detached from reality," she said.
"It's just flat out mentally ill."
Professor
"Listen," he wrote on Twitter, " — if you're going to stage a coup, secretly invoke the Insurrection Act, and declare martial law, who —better— to conspire with than the MyPillow guy?!?"
Later, he wrote that no matter what orders Trump gives, his presidency will end Wednesday at noon under the
"We seem to have forgotten not just basic civics," Vladeck wrote by email, "but also basic principles of what it means to be part of a democratic society in which 'our side' doesn't always win — and in which we're governed by laws, not opinions."
"Those who believe the Insurrection Act can reverse an election are "either deluding themselves or being repeatedly lied to," he wrote.
One of the nation's top experts on homeland security law is retired Brig. Gen.
He said: "The only insurrection I see was on
Even if Trump tried to declare an insurrection, McDaniel said, "First, the military would ask for clarification. Then, they'd ask for advice from their legal representatives. They'd have to look at the legal grounds."
Let's just say the military's response would be slow.
Say, later than noon Wednesday.
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