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captain queeg

(10,202 posts)
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 03:13 AM Aug 2020

Talk of mass demonstration at WH when it accepts nomination

Something that scares me, and it’s just a matter of time; next time trump Is feeling threatened by a crowd, I think he might get the army to deploy their ADS, active denial system. Basically a microwave cannon to heat people up enough to drive them away. Scary stuff, and unleashing it on a crowd would get donnie’s mushroom hard. He probably hasn’t heard of it fortunately. He’ll be itching to try it out when he does.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Denial_System

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Talk of mass demonstration at WH when it accepts nomination (Original Post) captain queeg Aug 2020 OP
Hope that they bring large and loud bullhorns Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #1
How close can we get trombones? maxrandb Aug 2020 #2
Not a matter if time, not going to happen grantcart Aug 2020 #3

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
1. Hope that they bring large and loud bullhorns
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 06:23 AM
Aug 2020

They will certainly be pushed back a considerable distance in order to mitigate any possible disruption to the TV production. It is also possible that this is smoke and mirrors with another site already selected for the acceptance speech.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
3. Not a matter if time, not going to happen
Mon Aug 24, 2020, 08:36 AM
Aug 2020

Before getting a few dozen federal LEOs in to the cities Trump certainly ordered the Pentagon to use troops and was told by SOD and the JCOS that it was illegal.

How do we know this? Trump has leaked out that he is going to fire Esper after the election, (and Esper confirmed he is not staying)

Do you really think Trump wouldn't have already used them if he could.

The SOS has an institutional lawyer who advises him on the legality of any action and he would have told him (If such an order was made) that it was illegal and he would likely face imprisonment if he obeyed it.
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