![]() Of course, Twitter went wild with the misspelling, but Norman’s content was no laughing matter. Ralph Norman of South Carolina offered the best reminder that one need not be a statesman (or brain trust) to win a seat in Congress: “Mark, in seeing what’s happening so quickly, and reading about the Dominion law suits attempting to stop any meaningful investigation we are at a point of no return in saving our Republic !! Our LAST HOPE is invoking Marshall Law!! PLEASE URGE TO PRESIDENT TO DO SO!!” Talking Points Memo found that 34 GOP members of Congress texted Meadows about the day’s events, including messages “rife with links to far-right websites, questionable legal theories, violent rhetoric, and advocacy for authoritarian power grabs.” The texts portray something far more sinister. ![]() ![]() I’m referring, in part, to text messages that Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows released to Congress’ January 6 select committee, which is examining the Capitol breach that many Trump supporters continue to depict as a jolly stroll through the Capitol that went awry. Perhaps some Republican officials mixed up the Marshal Law character with the term “martial law” – defined by Investopedia as “the substitution of a civil government by military authorities with unlimited powers to suspend the ordinary legal protections of civilian rights.” ![]() I’ve never read these comics, but they offer a satirical take on superhero characters and our government. SACRAMENTO – In the “Marshal Law” comic-book series, Law is the last name of a law-enforcement officer “with superpowers in the city of San Futuro, the near-future metropolis built from the ruins of San Francisco following a massive earthquake,” according to Wikipedia. ![]()
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