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In reply to the discussion: My wife's warning to America [View all]MadameButterfly
(1,727 posts)of the states. Blues states maybe. Depending on whether National Guard can fend off the national military. Depending on whether Blue state governors will have any power to defend. Each governor may require the courage of Zelinsky.
Swing states will depend on who is governor and/or in control of the legislature.
We have pretty much lost all red states and swing states controlled by Republicans. For any election going forward.
And yes, he will use martial law whenever he pleases for whatever reason. It seems that might be a way to get into the necessary states for an election.
We shouldn't wait until all this has happened already to consider civil war. i'm not saying we are equipped to win--I don't see how we are. But we just can't make it easy. And we need to be fighting with more that guns: mostly other things than guns. Hacking their computer systems so they can't coordinate. With-holding services and expertise they've taken for granted that is needed to make things run. The modern version of Lincoln's Blockade. Creating a network of Blue spies within the CIA and FBI and military. We have too much intelligence on our side to have this all to come down to guns.
We shouldn't be kidding ourselves that it will be life as usual. And the longer we sit around hoping, the harder it gets to resist.