Don't misunderstand me. I'm not advocating here. But, if we want the serious progressive changes we talk about, there is a huge part of the population that needs to wake the fuck up and start paying attention. This past Saturday was proof that just electing this Archie Bunker billionaire set off the alarm for some. Perhaps a bullshit declaration of Marshall law will cause some more to stop hitting the goddamned snooze button.

Martial law is the imposition of the highest-ranking military officer as the military governor or as the head of the government, thus removing all power from the previous executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.[1] It is usually imposed temporarily when the government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively (e.g., maintain order and security, or provide essential services).

Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public. Such incidents may occur after a coup d'état (such as Thailand in 2006 and 2014); when threatened by popular protest (China, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, 2009's Iranian Green Movement that led to take over by Revolutionary Guards); to suppress political opposition (Poland in 1981); or to stabilize insurrections or perceived insurrections (Canada, The October Crisis of 1970). Martial law may be declared in cases of major natural disasters; however, most countries use a different legal construct, such as a state of emergency.

Martial law has also been imposed during conflicts, and in cases of occupations, where the absence of any other civil government provides for an unstable population. Examples of this form of military rule include post World War II reconstruction in Germany and Japan as well as the Southern Reconstruction following the U.S. Civil War.

Typically, the imposition of martial law accompanies curfews; the suspension of civil law, civil rights, and habeas corpus; and the application or extension of military law or military justice to civilians. Civilians defying martial law may be subjected to military tribunal (court-martial).

Declare martial law where? Send who to enforce it? The military? Dismantling an agency is one thing, dismantling our democracy is something entirely different. We are not those agencies that we created to serve us. WE, US, are the democracy and we have a long history of being nothing but a democracy. We've been practicing it for a long time. We are not Germany in the 1930's or Russia in the 1980's. But we have been complacent and we are going to have to fight to keep our democracy. I think we will come out of this mess stronger and with an appreciation of what happens when you take your eye off the ball.

In order to overwhelm the system