Rethinking June 1st, 2020
Boy was I wrong!
Well, that was quick. Less than a week after publishing my last article Remembering that Day, I find this post from Liz Harrington on Telegram:
Well folks, I was WRONG! Donald Trump clearly did not sign the Insurrection Act that day. Like he says, “The fact is, I didn’t need to invoke the act and never did.” I actually have no problem with being wrong on this. After all, I am just some guy trying to connect the dots. However, I was not wrong to pay attention to this day. Clearly, others are taking notice as well. Trumps remarks can actually get us closer to what actually happened…if you believe he is telling the truth. I believe he is telling the truth.
So, what now? Trump has come out and answered the question regarding the Insurrection Act and we can remove that from our theory. Is Dan Scavino wrong and nothing really historical happened that day? I doubt it. And what about the Q drop that clearly mentions the Insurrection Act of 1807? Is that drop meaningless? Again, I don’t think so. Let’s take a look at that drop again:
The Insurrection Act was definitely discussed in the Oval Office on June 1st. We know from Trumps statements that he never invoked it. Reading Q drop 4360 now, in light of what we now know, it almost appears like dismissing the Insurrection Act is “calling the ball” for some other action. As if some other action is incoming. What could that other action be?
Just to be clear, I have always maintained that there is room for other things to happen that day and I still do. One theory is not mutually exclusive of another. That being said, @JJmil from Patel Patriot’s Spitballers chat has three possibilities that I think are very well laid out:
1) Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus - “In response to chaos associated with protests and mob action," U.S. Const. Article I, Section 9, the Suspension Clause states: “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, UNLESS when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”
I believe the suspension of the Writ of habeas corpus would also authorize apprehension and detention of certain persons, and the search of their premises and seizure of their property, which we expect to occur as a result of EO13848.
2) The Posse Comitatus Act exception. The Posse Comitatus Act generally prohibits use of the military by the President as a domestic police force, unless authorized by Congress. However, there are some key exceptions to The Posse Comitatus Act:
• “Pursuant to the presidential power to quell domestic violence, federal troops are expressly exempt from the prohibitions of Posse Comitatus Act, and this exemption applies equally to active-duty military and federalized National Guard troops."
Since Congress didn’t pass H.R. 7297 which would have limited the Posse Comitatus Act, this option could be utilized. The Insurrection Act is another statutory exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, but since Trump has stated that he didn’t invoke the Act, that takes it off the table.
3) DEVOLUTION - I believe devolution and COG were planned from the inception of Trump’s presidency. I believe executive authority devolved to the military in Jan 2021. Once the government devolved to military control on Jan 20, we technically were fully in devolution, under the authority of the military, with Trump moving to the sidelines. Therefore, there would be no need for the President to authorize federal troops on US soil, since we are operating under military control. When the military moves into their active role, they will already be operating under military law and full military control.
Is it possible that Devolution was cemented on that day? Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and never did. Did Mark Esper succeed in getting Trump to stand down and take no action? Mark Esper’s actions do not suggest this. Let’s take another look at what Esper did from the CBS News perspective (clearly bias to paint Trump in a bad light):
On Wednesday morning, after two nights of peaceful protests, Esper ordered 700 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to return to Fort Bragg, and then delivered a statement in the Pentagon briefing room that he was opposed to using the Insurrection Act to send active-duty troops into the streets.
Esper was saying in public exactly what he had been saying in private to the president, but Mr. Trump was furious with him at a White House meeting later that morning, the official said.
After the meeting, Esper reversed his decision to send the 700 troops home — not because of the president's anger, but because he had received reports that protesters were planning a million man march on Washington for Saturday.
After another night of no violence in the streets, Esper again gave the order to send the 700 paratroopers back to Bragg and on Friday gave another order to withdraw all but 350 of the troops who had been placed on alert.
These were the unilateral actions that got Mark Esper fired. These were the actions of a man who clearly felt that Trump was going to do something contrary to what he recommended. If not the Insurrection Act, then what? Was Trump planning to stand down and do nothing? To me it had to be something greater, perhaps something bigger than we could have imagined at that time, something only Mr. Bigly could do. To me, it is starting to look like maybe Devolution was codified that day. What do I know? I have been wrong before.
Very few of you know the real motivation for me writing substack articles. It has never been about recognition, influence, or the hope of being proven right on subjects. It has always been about having a place to organize my thoughts and write pieces that I am happy with. The fact that so many of you have shared in that journey just makes it that more enjoyable. To be wrong about the Insurrection Act brings me even more hope and excitement for what is to come. I have never been happier to be wrong in my life.
Bienutz_71
5/10/2022
“I would rather die with Christ and hope in my heart and be called a fool then to stand over the dead corpse of the Republic and say, I told you so.”
P.S. From that same CBS News article:
Milley had been wearing his dress uniform in the morning but changed to his combat fatigues because he knew it was going to be a long night at the FBI command center, the official said.
Yeah right, we know what comms look like.
keep up the good work... nobody knows it all Halleluja
Wonderful article friend. Keep it up.