Dave-G Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Bear with me and my conspiracy theories please chaps: Dunno if they're entertaining or not - we know Henry won't feel that way but I've got a lot of time on my hands being retired and almost self quarantined for several weeks bar an occasional 3AM supermarket splurge. My last nights trip was an attempt to find a webcam at Tesco's in case Skype is needed for online doctor consultations - or face-time with the family: I know I'm crrazy - and as it happens they had everything that can be plugged into USB ports except webcams so ordered one online today! So Trump calls out a state of emergency: This gets him loads of funds and I think almost a free hand to do almost anything else he wants without clearing it with congress? If so does that apply just to internal actions - or can he for example take on say another country to preempt or prevent anything the Whitehouse claims is a threat or a lead up to a threat? I like to think about potential ulterior motives however unlikely they are, and there may be others who have nothing better to do so why not join in? I'll put on a tin hat while spending a little google time on the matter - but any thoughts will be appreciated. i nearly put this in the Corona thread but didn't want that one being derailed. Edited March 15, 2020 by Dave-G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Even without the State of Emergency the US president can invade any country for any reason for 60 days. After that congress has to vote to remove troops from the foreign country or leave them. The president is the supreme commander of the armed force under the War Powers Resolution. Edited March 15, 2020 by NoBodyImportant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) There has always been a situation in the USA where the President has a clear mandate should there be a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the USA. Have you read Tom Clancy's book with that title ? Whatever President Trump does the left wing press will denigrate him, some said yesterday, if he found an instant cure to the virus the Demoidiots would call him out on it. The Democrats have become past a joke. Edited March 15, 2020 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 I agree you have a lot of time on your hands😁. Just keep entertaining us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 hello, i think you have to start at the beginning of the corvid 19 outbreak in China, did it come from someone eating a diseased animal or a Laboratory ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 I,m not one to buy in to conspiracy theories but history has many examples of things being done "for the greater good" only it turns out that it wasn't good for everyone or even for most! Once power is taken by someone or given to them it seams it's not very often given up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 We will never know opp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i think you have to start at the beginning of the corvid 19 outbreak in China, did it come from someone eating a diseased animal or a Laboratory ? The Chinese are saying that the US war game athletes were intentionally infected with it before they came to compete in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Lloyd90 said: The Chinese are saying that the US war game athletes were intentionally infected with it before they came to compete in China. hello, that is interesting Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: The Chinese are saying that the US war game athletes were intentionally infected with it before they came to compete in China. THE Chinese or someone spouting off on Facebook or some other random blog that others are happy to unthinkingly spaff the message around the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, grrclark said: THE Chinese or someone spouting off on Facebook or some other random blog that others are happy to unthinkingly spaff the message around the world? It’s on the main Corona virus page on here (the link). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 49 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: It’s on the main Corona virus page on here (the link). I did see that, but it is nothing other than typical Internet conspiracy nonsense. One of the significant downfalls of social media is that it gives the stupid a platform that would otherwise be rightly denied to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, grrclark said: I did see that, but it is nothing other than typical Internet conspiracy nonsense. One of the significant downfalls of social media is that it gives the stupid a platform that would otherwise be rightly denied to them. what happened to the dead monkey theory ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Lloyd90 said: The Chinese are saying that the US war game athletes were intentionally infected with it before they came to compete in China. I hadn't read that, thanks. I put nothing past the CIA's skul bug ery. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB1 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, grrclark said: I did see that, but it is nothing other than typical Internet conspiracy nonsense. One of the significant downfalls of social media is that it gives the stupid a platform that would otherwise be rightly denied to them. Couldn't agree more…... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 35 minutes ago, KB1 said: Couldn't agree more…... You DO know some of it is with a pinch of salt from people who lack the knack of injecting that into their posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB1 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Dave-G said: You DO know some of it is with a pinch of salt from people who lack the knack of injecting that into their posts? Do I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 21 hours ago, KB1 said: Do I? Dunno - that's why I asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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