What are your thoughts on people who say that when the military deploys and does a training exercise, it is a sure sign of martial law?

2015-04-29T21:41:07-04:00

apologizes for my poor grammar on the second answer. It will not let me correct it.
video in the link I attached of people flat out disrespecting an Army Lt Col. as well as the US Army at a town hall meeting http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/governor-orders-texas-guard-to-stop-us-troops-from-imposing-martial-law-during-jade-helm-15-exercise/

Governor orders Texas Guard to stop US troops from imposing martial law during Jade Helm 15...

Gov. Greg Abbott is hoping to assure Texans that martial law will not be imposed during an upcoming military training exercise that has triggered a cascade of conspiracy theories.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2015 9:44 PM

2015-04-29T21:44:05-04:00

Absolutely ridiculous. It just goes to show you the reason our citizenry is in such dire shape is how uninformed and ignorant people are. I would have mentioned uneducated but for many people being the latter doesn't preclude the former.

Response by SPC Matt Johnson made Apr 29 at 2015 10:18 PM

2015-04-29T22:18:28-04:00

I misspelled the word "their" in the second answer. I apologize for my poor grammar.

Response by SGT Michael Touchet made Apr 29 at 2015 11:02 PM

2015-04-29T23:02:43-04:00

I think the government should have discussions with state leaders to explain what is going on and what the intentions are so that the citizens of that state can remained informed by their representatives in order to respect state sovereignty. The bottom line is states have rights too and the government has an obligation to respect that.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Apr 30 at 2015 7:40 AM

2015-04-30T07:40:20-04:00

Most people don't understand what Martial Law, nor who can declare it, let alone what protections we have in place. Add in the logistical challenges of actually implementing it in anything larger than a city... and the math of comparing gun owners vs military.... and you end up with a real Tinfoil hat argument.