MTG Can't Spell Martial Law, But She Sure Knows What It Means

Eleven days after the attack on the U.S. Capitol and only 72 hours before Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene was still trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. In a text to then White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Greene wrote:

In our private chat with only Members, several are saying the only way to save our Republic is for Trump to call for Marshall (sic) law. I don't know on those things. I just wanted you to tell him. They stole this election. We all know. They will destroy our country next. Please tell him to declassify as much as possible so we can go after Biden and anyone else!"

Marshall Law? Gazpacho police? Greene might not be able to spell martial law, but she sure as hell knows what it mean. Mind you, it was only 72 hours ago on the witness stand in which Greene declared she did not remember calling for Trump to impose martial law. Greene's claim did not pass the credibility test three days ago and amid this text it is clear that she is lying. Calling for the imposition of martial law in the United States is not something one merely forgets except out of convenience.

Greene was on the witness stand last week as her candidacy has been challenged in court by a group of her constituents who believe her insurrectionist views are a violation of the 14th Amendment thus disqualifying her from seeking re-election. 

I doubt this petition to the court will be granted. If it were, it would likely be struck down in the appellate courts. But given this text I am certainly sympathetic to the petitioners cause. Greene or any other member of Congress calling for the imposition of martial law to prevent the peaceful transfer of power ought to prevent her from seeking public office. It is perhaps most notable that Greene states she was speaking with her Congressional colleagues and that "several are saying" that Trump ought to impose martial law. 

While Greene might be more vocal than most, she is certainly not the only Republican member of Congress who holds the U.S. Constitution with such disdain. Now it is not clear to which colleagues Greene is specifically referring. At this point, we can only speculate. There are the usual suspects (i.e. Gosar, Biggs, Boebert, Cawthorn, Gaetz) but there also could be others we might not have previously suspected of harboring such views when one considers Utah Senator Mike Lee's texts to Meadows. But whoever they might be chances are they too have likely left an electronic or a paper trail. 

In which case, it is clear that other such challenges are warranted and ought to be pursued however remote the chance for success.