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« on: October 29, 2024, 11:34:44 am »
Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairman Warns
 
Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel
Published October 28, 2024 at 5:28pm ET

Laws governing domestic use of the U.S. military should be updated to prevent any abuses by a potential second Trump administration, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday.

While acknowledging that any reforms to the laws would be a heavy lift with Republicans, Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., called for changes to the Insurrection Act and Posse Comitatus Act amid GOP presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's stated desire to use the military against "enemies from within" the U.S.
 
"I think that would be seriously considered, particularly if Trump was elected and continued this very, very harsh rhetoric," Reed told reporters on a call in response to a question from Military.com about reforming the Insurrection Act. "Because I would hope many of my colleagues on the other side would consider they have to put in checks and balances that are lacking."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/10/28/senate-armed-services-chairman-backs-reforming-laws-domestic-military-use-prevent-trump-abuses.html
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2024, 11:38:38 am »
He could!  But only if Congress happened to be too wimp-ass to act in their duty as checks and balances against such things.  I could be wrong, but this seems more like a democrat spreading fear in attempt to swing votes to Kamala.  I'll bet democrats said virtually the same thing about Lincoln, and he didn't turn out too badly. :whistle:
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2024, 12:02:12 pm »
From what I am hearing and seeing, this nation would be better off with about 90% of its General Staff.  RIF BABY....RIF
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2024, 01:14:18 pm »
Trump-Wolf! Trump-Wolf!! Trump-Wolf!!!
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2024, 01:28:31 pm »
Trump would not destroy the Pentagon.  He would convert it into an exclusive hotel or exlusive golf resort.  Trump would never let such a valuable piece of real estate go undeveloped.
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2024, 02:04:41 pm »
Trump needs to conduct a purge of the Pentagon, getting rid of all senior officers pushing the woke nonsense.  Milley is gone thank God, but he left many to carry on his nonsense.

Same is true for all civilian employees pushing woke crap.  I am sure there are thousands.

And if Trump wants to use folks with military background, he should start by taking a look at those purged by Obama.  I am guessing Obama got rid of them because they were conservatives, most of them.
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2024, 02:51:43 pm »
I'll repeat myself.  Downsize and move all of the metro-DC offices, agencies, bureaus, departments, white house and out houses to the mid-west.   :patriot:
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2024, 05:36:28 pm »
Like Sam Buttery said (of the last clue) on Jeopardy:
"Bring it...!"
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2024, 09:26:49 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew link=topic=5450
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He could!  But only if Congress happened to be too wimp-ass to act in their duty as checks and balances against such things.  I could be wrong, but this seems more like a democrat spreading fear in attempt to swing votes to Kamala.  I'll bet democrats said virtually the same thing about Lincoln, and he didn't turn out too badly. :whistle:

Well, to be fair, Lincoln did suspend habeas corpus.   And certainly from the point of view of his Democrat contemporaries, he was a complete disaster.  (Let's hope Trump is as disastrous for his contemporary Democrats, though if any states they control secede, I think we should let them go.  I'm looking at you, California.)
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2024, 09:29:42 pm »
Quote from: AL on October 29, 2024, 02:51:43 pm
I'll repeat myself.  Downsize and move all of the metro-DC offices, agencies, bureaus, departments, white house and out houses to the mid-west.   :patriot:

Wonderful idea.  Trump can be our Constantine and move the capital.  I nominate Wichita for New Washington.  But let's not call it Trump City, the way everyone replaced Constantine's name for the new capital, New Rome, with Constantinople, let's stick with New Washington
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2024, 09:48:19 pm »
Quote from: The_Reader_David on October 29, 2024, 09:29:42 pm
Wonderful idea.  Trump can be our Constantine and move the capital.  I nominate Wichita for New Washington.  But let's not call it Trump City, the way everyone replaced Constantine's name for the new capital, New Rome, with Constantinople, let's stick with New Washington
Why not Manhattan? Kansas, that is.
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2024, 09:49:08 pm »
Thanks, but I'm already voting for Trump, you don't have to sell me.
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Re: Trump Could 'Destroy' Pentagon and Upend Rule of Law if Reelected, Senate Armed Services Chairma
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2024, 09:58:30 pm »
Destroy the Pentagon, eh?

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