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The Way Forward

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Prairie_Seagull

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Tue Feb 4, 2025, 12:23 PM Tuesday

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enacting martial law. What would be the effect of this on the economy? I believe it would tank the economy and it would stay tanked until martial law was ended. Let tsf bear the weight of having done this thing.

I believe there-in is an answer. As we know the 1A is protective of right to assembly and redress of grievances.

It's a bluff. IMO

I am not an economist.

What say you?

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-1/

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/martial-law-times-civil-disorder

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