{"id":89372,"date":"2020-12-03T00:56:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T07:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=89372"},"modified":"2020-12-06T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T20:13:35","slug":"does-president-trump-need-to-suspend-the-constitution-void-the-election-and-impose-military-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2020\/12\/does-president-trump-need-to-suspend-the-constitution-void-the-election-and-impose-military-rule.html","title":{"rendered":"Does President Trump Need to Suspend the Constitution, Void the Election, and Impose Military Rule?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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I\u2019m rather fond of this quaint old document, and I wish more people and more American politicians were at least noddingly\u00a0 acquainted with it.\u00a0 (Wikimedia Commons public domain image)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Okay.\u00a0 I\u2019m about to post some political thoughts and links. These political thoughts and links have absolutely no connection with the Interpreter Foundation, which is totally and completely apolitical and should not be blamed for them.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know how the other leaders of Interpreter voted.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never asked.\u00a0 It has never come up.<\/p>\n

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If you think it likely that you\u2019ll be deeply offended and that you\u2019ll want to sever all ties with me (and perhaps with Interpreter) because of what follows, I encourage you to read no further.\u00a0 And definitely don\u2019t click on the links that I\u2019m providing.<\/p>\n

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Just, please, don\u2019t denounce me as a \u201clibtard\u201d Marxist who hates America and holds the Constitution in contempt until you\u2019ve at least read through the articles to which I link below:<\/p>\n

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First of all, though, I\u2019m saddened at the passing of two remarkable though quite different thinkers, of roughly the same age, one of them a Latter-day Saint and the other not, both of whom I admire and respect:<\/p>\n

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David Lamont Paulsen (November 13, 1936<\/span>\u00a0~\u00a0<\/span>November 30, 2020<\/span>\u00a0[age 84])<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Walter E. Williams 1936-2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Walter Williams, R.I.P.<\/a><\/p>\n

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However, I\u2019m grateful for the recent Supreme Court ruling on pandemic regulations and religious liberty:<\/p>\n

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The Federalist<\/em>:\u00a0 \u201cSCOTUS Blocks Cuomo\u2019s COVID Restrictions On Church Attendance In New York\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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National Review<\/em>:\u00a0 \u201cThe Supreme Court Got Church Restrictions Right\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Deseret News<\/em>:\u00a0 \u201cReligion is not a hobby. Governments should treat it accordingly: A Becket report found about 79% of Americans believe reopening houses of worship should be treated at least with the same priority as opening business\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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New York Times<\/em>:\u00a0 \u201cThank You, Justice Gorsuch: Liberals will one day cite and celebrate this defense of religious liberty.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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But I\u2019m not at all pleased at certain other<\/em> developments:<\/p>\n

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\u201cHouston doctor hugs distraught COVID-19 patient in viral photo: Dr. Joseph Varon has gone viral for hugging a COVID-19 patient over the Thanksgiving weekend.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Joseph Varon, who takes care of COVID-19 patients at United Memorial Medical Center in Texas [was working his 256th consecutive day of the pandemic. Yes..you read that right..256]. . . .\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI do this day in and day out, and people are out there doing the wrong thing. . . .\u00a0 in bars, restaurants, malls \u2014 it is crazy \u2014 it\u2019s like we work, work, work, work, work and people don\u2019t listen and then they end up in my ICU,\u2019 Dr. Joseph Varon says.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump\u2019s Disgraceful Endgame\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Rotting of the Republican Mind: When one party becomes detached from reality\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cRoger Stone Says North Korean Boats Delivered Ballots Through Maine Harbor As Trump Boosts Fraud Claims\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump\u2019s suicide squeeze against Senate Republicans: By airing baseless allegations of election fraud, the president is damaging the GOP\u2019s ability to win two pivotal runoffs in Georgia. If Trump costs McConnell the Senate majority, it would break the pair\u2019s uncomfortable alliance.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump to Georgia\u2019s Governor: \u2018Call Off Election. It Won\u2019t Be Needed\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cBill Barr bashed in right-wing media after election fraud comments: \u2018He is either a liar or a fool or both'\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cRoger Stone Accuses Bill Barr of \u2018Deep State\u2019 Connection Following Voter Fraud Dismissal\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Roger Stone, by the way, appears to be a truly loathsome human being.<\/p>\n

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And I\u2019m really<\/em> concerned about such things as this<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cRoger Stone Calls For Trump To \u2018Declare Martial Law\u2019 To Seize Power If He Loses\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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That was back in September.\u00a0 And now we\u2019re hearing such calls yet again<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cSteve Bannon Suggests Beheading Fauci, What To Do About Threats To Health Experts\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump Lawyer Says Krebs Should Be \u2018Taken Out at Dawn and Shot\u2019 for Defending Election\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2018Someone\u2019s Going To Get Killed\u2019: Ga. Official\u00a0 [a Republican!] Blasts GOP Silence On Election Threats\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cMichael Flynn Promotes Petition Calling On Trump To Suspend The Constitution And Declare Martial Law\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cMichael Flynn\u2019s Call for \u2018Martial Law\u2019 Comes Amid Violent Threats Over Trump Election Defeat\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cCalls for martial law and US military oversight of new presidential election draws criticism\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt Seems Bad That the Guy the President Just Pardoned Is Calling for Him to Execute a Military Coup\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cRoger Stone says Trump should consider declaring martial law over loss: \u2018All options on the table'\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Treason\u00a0against the\u00a0United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.\u00a0<\/strong> (Constitution of the United States, Article III, Section 3)<\/span><\/p>\n

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