What would you do if martial law was imposed here in America and could it happen?
 

What would you do if martial law was imposed here in America and do you think it could or would happen. Only a question.

I believe I would abide by the rules. I imagine it could happen in the case of a disease outbreak i.e. Ebola or extreme terrorist activities. And I would also be glued to the television for information.

It depends on what kind of orders he enforces.

let us hope and pray it does not ever come to that "need".....and especially during the next two years!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very, very sorry to say that I believe it could happen, and if it does, I don't think anyone will have a choice as to what they will do. I wonder if that has not been the plan all along. No flames, but it is my opinion.

Wow!!!!

I would never ever have felt that it could be possible however I now feel that it could happen .
Part of the OPs question was " what would you do "?
My response is " What could we do " ? Nothing .

I think it is gradualism. That is what it looks like is happening now. Does that bother anyone.

That assumes that electricity and private-sector broadcasters have not been cut off.

Pretty sure it's "Martial" Law. Too many episodes of Gunsmoke?

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Martial law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It would probably be very localized like it was at other times in US history.

Bruce Willis stars in a movie called "The Siege". It is about what happens when Martial Law is declared in the U.S.. The movie is about sealing of Brooklyn because of a sleeper cell of terrorists. In the movie Bruce Willis' who plays the military character warns that the very last thing that should be done and for good reason. The movie is worth a look.

The Siege with Denzel Washington, Annette Benning and Bruce Willis

I believe that is martial law for Brooklyn and not for the whole US.

Martial law for Brooklyn might not be a bad idea.

At times, probably.

Only you Doug....I so get your sense of humor and hope to meet you one day soon....2 more months until we are full timers.

Sign me...
A girl from Brooklyn

See the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Shelter in place is Marshall Law.

If such restriction were imposed by the federal government my first thought would be toward its legitimacy then its real need. There was a day when most Americans had complete trust in their government. Today that trust has eroded as government continues to fail miserably, systematically remove citizens rights and work toward a socialistic state somewhat like the European model. My response might be quite different if it was mandated by a state for obvious reasons

If you will recall federal politicians seem to have gotten really good at creating pseudo crisis moments and playing the fear factor.

In my view such a federal mandate would have to be one heck of a demonstrable reason to invoke such action.

Shelter-in-place is a request. Martial law is law, enforceable by arrest and use of deadly force to achieve compliance. There's a bit of a difference.

Anything is possible. I think this is highly improbable. I wonder if Chicken Little will post on this topic!

Ten years ago the thought never entered my mind but today I think about it a lot. Things have changed that much in our country. Yes it could happen and a lot of people feel that way. We are prepared to bug out to locations where we can be free. People living in big cities and highly populated areas will not have much choice but to obey or be ??? It is sad to think that military and police would follow the commands of one person wanting total control and power. It has happened in past history quite often.

It's not could it happen, but when it will happen. Every country that has gone to the point of voters raiding the treasury by wanting more has collapsed and failed. We are already past the point of more people getting than paying. So get ready, it will happen.

Martial law here would mean troops in the streets. Highways cordoned off, restricted times to be out. Maybe even restrictions on "goods" to be had. Television wouldn't be like it is now...it would be state-run "news". I think if/when this would happen it would be a LIFE like we've never before experienced. Curfews...that kind of thing.

I've feared martial law ever since the Homestead Act. We've given up our rights for security and it only gets worse. The more rights and freedoms we are willing to give without even a whimper, the more willing our politicians are to take more and more freedoms from us.

Something tells me that I would one of those shot or imprisoned for disobeying a curfew or refusing to obey a "law" I considered unconstitutional.

Huh
 

Why exactly is that?

I don't know exactly what Martial Law is...and the only "Homestead Act" that I can find is this one;

Homestead Act
n1. (Law) an act passed by the US Congress in 1862 making available to settlers 160-acre tracts of public land for cultivation
2. (Law) (in Canada) a similar act passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1872

Sometimes when I see things like what happened at Ferguson, I have feared a national race uprising. Would then Martial law be when the National Guard would be called in???

I learn a lot of people on this forum. Have we ever had Martial Law here in this country other than a regional situation? Didn't that happen during Hurricane Katrina?

Perhaps all of this discussion is a waste of time when you consider our government can't and won't keep illegals out. I mean it has to be easier to leave then to enter?

It appears this discussion is being to drift too politically so, perhaps for enlightenment we should perhaps point to an event that we agree would warrant such an action. I believe a major cyber/ hacking breach would create the need for such action

Zombie Apocalypse

Most Americans don't know this, time to get educated

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/mu...-us-government

If it doesn't open, Gatestone Institute

As they say on Family Feud "Good answer!" Probably #1.

Thank you for an excellent resource. It feels less lonely knowing that others know what you know.

You science guys/girls out there help me but I believe it is an electrical magnetic force field shower or something of that nature that would shut down every electrical operating deice in the country. total darkness. and all it would take are a few missiles launched high enough to spread the force field. Such an action and on a smaller scale has occurred or resulted from solar flares coming from the sun. Scary

Or maybe due to nuclear testing a giant lizard comes out of the sea.... oh wait, that one's been taken.

Nuclear attack on US soil. Fail Safe or some other kind of scenario.

I agree. It's pretty simple. You either obey the law or you don't. We have elected people to make decisions for us. We have to accept the decisions they make whether you agree with them or not.

It really depends what kind of law we are talking about. If it's something like a curfew, that would be OK but if the law wants to disarm me, that's a different story. It's like you say. Either obey the law or don't. But don't be a sheep being led to slaughter.

Generally I am the one saying that this issue or that on this forum is way over the top and folks are making too much of it. People get all bent out of shape about their steak being too done, but this I have to say is no silly giant lizard.

All channels are saying that Isis is a valid threat. This is not something that we take political or philosophical sides on.

Those folks are out to get US. WE ALL are the infidels and we are their target.

Your new baby grandson and Uncle Bob and your sister in law who you don't like and the guy pouring drinks at Lake Sumter Landing. They want us dead..all AMERICANS.

Actually, this thread is about martial law and its direction took us to what it would take to impose it. Some of the responses were Zombie Apocalypse, Fail Safe, and to stay in the movie genre, I suggested Godzilla. I think Isis and the Infidels (sounds like an Iraqi garage band) may be part of another thread.