Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. addressed the martial law memorandum at a Turning Point rally. We have police in this country. When the military is given too much power, it’s called a police state.
“Vice President Harris said today in her speech that President Trump was going to turn the US military against the American public,” Kennedy said.
“What’s interesting to me is that the Biden/Harris administration did something two weeks ago that has never been done in American history, which is to send a directive to the Pentagon, changing a law to make it legal for the US military to use lethal force against American citizens on American soil.”
“Technically, now it’s legal for the US military under this directive to shoot and kill Americans who engage in political protest because they disagree with policies in the White House.”
“This did not come from Donald Trump. It came from the Democratic party, and that’s why I left the Democratic party.”
RFK Jr: “Vice President Harris said today in her speech that president Trump was gonna turn the US military against the American public.”
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We addressed this here and picked up a troll from the Beto O’Rourke site trashing the article.
The directive was just re-published. It is drawing concern from people who have witnessed or experienced a weaponized justice system. With the election coming up, who will this directive be directed towards, and why the military?
In the document, the Secretary of Defense – the military – can assert authority in civil disturbances. It may or may not require Presidential authorization.
With the new update, an additional clause was added to the “Secretary of Defence Approval” section under the Level of Authority paragraph: “Assistance in responding with assets with potential for lethality, or any situation in which it is reasonably foreseeable that providing the requested assistance may involve the use of force that is likely to result in lethal force, including death or serious bodily injury. It also includes all support to civilian law enforcement officials in situations where a confrontation between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated. Such use of force must be in accordance with DoDD 5210.56, potentially as further restricted based on the specifics of the requested support.”
It looks like the government is considering cracking down after the election. Who will they pursue with lethality, and why is the military doing it? That is the question.
It sounds like they are turning Americans over to military rule.
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Let’s hope the followers of RFK, Jr. are still listening to him and will vote for Trump!
Oh. I hadn’t heard the directive was from the White House. That changes things a lot even if it’s framed as an emergency support measure.
Will Democrats use this to take out MAGA supporters?? They might, if Democrats refuse to relinquish power when Trump wins. The ensuing civil unrest may be just the justification they need to shoot first and ask questions later.
That’s called politocide. No president has the authority to do that. I hope the military brass stands down or they could spark a civil war and a fracture the military into factions.
If memory is good , didn’t the military use deadly force at Kent State.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings
It was the Ohio National Guard but close enough
So what is to stop them this time?
That was the Ohio National Guard
Once again, read the directive don’t just rely on incendiary comments by someone interested in inciting the masses. The directive refers to military intelligence support to the law enforcement community and must be approved by the SecDef or his deputy. It does not give the military blanket authority to enforce civilian law – that is strictly illegal under posse comitatus.
Slippery slope…nevertheless…