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   From: katt@gmail.com   
      
   Watch Democrat Senator Mark Warner suggest that the military could "save us"   
   from President Trump.   
      
   He is openly calling for the military to overthrow the President.   
      
   https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1996244812215844864/vid/avc1/1280x720/Uu   
   sCcjHxmgpP8mSq.mp4   
      
   "Uh, um, unprecedented disrespect when they were all brought to get a pep   
   rally in front of Hegseth and Trump. This is an administration that's fired,   
   you know, uniformed generals from the head of the NSA, the head of the Defense   
   Intelligence Agency.   
      
   (oh... wow... you mean NO other President in the history of Presidents, has   
   EVER fired someone in any of those positions?)   
      
   (cue rich-boy researching fired NSA and Defense Intelligence Agency heads and   
   whether they served their terms and got out)   
      
   And I think, um, uh, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us   
   from this President and his lame people like Hegseth, because I think their   
   commitment is to the Constitution and obviously not to Trump...   
      
   (uhhh... wrongo, homo... their commitment is to the President, you know...   
   their COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF? They are sworn to UPHOLD, SUPPORT and DEFEND the   
   constitution... not be "committed" to it, insofar as to police it. THEIR job   
   is not to uphold the Constitution, or they would have shot President Obama for   
   violating MANY Constitutional laws)   
      
   ... and I expect Bradley to adhere to that."   
      
   So Senator, let's go a little further on this. What are concerns you have   
   about the legality of these strikes at all?   
      
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   The concern here, is that the military would be taking on a role that is not   
   within their authority.   
      
   In the United States, the military is subject to civilian control, and their   
   role is to support and defend the Constitution, NOT TO ENFORCE IT DIRECTLY.   
      
   The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 prohibits the military from engaging in   
   domestic law enforcement activities, except in specific circumstances.   
      
   The idea of the military carrying out directives on their own, without proper   
   oversight and control, raises concerns about:   
      
   Militarization of law enforcement: The increasing involvement of the military   
   in domestic law enforcement activities can lead to a blurring of the lines   
   between military and civilian roles.   
      
   Constitutional implications: The Constitution grants specific powers to   
   different branches of government, and the military's role is to support and   
   defend it, not to enforce it directly.   
      
   It's essential to ensure that the military operates within their authority and   
   under the guidance of civilian leaders, to prevent any potential abuses of   
   power.   
      
   The uniformed military has no authority in the matter of upholding the   
   Constitution because that responsibility lies with other branches of   
   government, specifically:   
      
   The Executive Branch: The President and other executive officials are   
   responsible for enforcing the laws and upholding the Constitution.   
      
   The Legislative Branch: Congress has the authority to make laws and oversee   
   the executive branch.   
      
   The Judicial Branch: The courts have the authority to interpret the   
   Constitution and make decisions on cases related to its enforcement.   
      
   The military's role is to support and defend the Constitution, not to enforce   
   it directly. This means that they provide a supporting role to the other   
   branches of government, but they do not have the authority to take direct   
   action to enforce the Constitution.   
      
   The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 is a federal law that prohibits the military   
   from engaging in domestic law enforcement activities, except in specific   
   circumstances. This law ensures that the military does not overstep its   
   authority and that civilian control over law enforcement is maintained.   
      
   If the military were to take on a role that is not within their authority, it   
   could lead to:   
      
   Militarization of law enforcement: The increasing involvement of the military   
   in domestic law enforcement activities can lead to a blurring of the lines   
   between military and civilian roles.   
      
   Constitutional implications: The Constitution grants specific powers to   
   different branches of government, and the military's role is to support and   
   defend it, not to enforce it directly.   
      
   To prevent any potential abuses of power, it is essential to ensure that the   
   military operates within their authority and under the guidance of civilian   
   leaders.   
      
      
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   "Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition   
      
   All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.   
      
   "Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person has   
   been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the   
   point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."   
      
   Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in the   
   Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three distinct phases or   
   stages:   
      
   "In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion. The   
   president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as if 140 characters were   
   all it took to change the world."   
      
   "The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's   
   vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of   
   hyperbole."   
      
   "As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy from   
   reality."   
      
   The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the knee-jerk   
   opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump does. If Trump   
   announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS sufferers would   
   suggest he was up to something nefarious, according to the logic of TDS.   
   There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could do or say that would be   
   received positively by TDSers.   
      
   The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early   
   2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch line for late-   
   night comics and nothing more.   
      
   Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first   
   coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer back in 2003.   
      
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