CNN - Eleven days after the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol – and just three days before Joe Biden was set to be sworn in as the 46th president – Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent Mark Meadows, chief of staff to then-President Donald Trump, a text message.
“In our private chat with only Members, several are saying the only way to save our Republic is for Trump to call for Marshall (sic) law. I don’t know on those things. I just wanted you to tell him. They stole this election. We all know. They will destroy our country next. Please tell him to declassify as much as possible so we can go after Biden and anyone else!” Greene wrote to Meadows on January 17, 2021.....
Ok, so first things first: it’s spelled “martial” law, not “Marshall” law. And just in case you skipped your high school civics class, invoking martial law means essentially putting the military in charge rather than civilian authorities. It’s usually used only in cases of war or natural disaster. It’s not the sort of thing that you throw around loosely....
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I guess 'Marshall' Dillon from "Gunsmoke" would use his Gaspacho Police to enforce that law named after him.
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