
The November general election also reflected the "true will of the people." In addition to notching 306 Electoral College votes (a candidate needs 270 to win), President-elect Joe Biden won the national popular vote, with nearly 81 million votes compared with Trump's 74 million.Even if it did, it would not be able to "implement a national re-vote" because the right to vote is not specified in the Constitution or by a federal statute. Declaring martial law also does not suspend the Constitution, and the military has no role in administering elections.As Business Insider previously reported, that power lies with Congress. The president does not have the power to unilaterally cancel, delay, postpone, or change the date of an election, even if he declares martial law. Zawistowski's demand is not based in reality.In the ad, Zawistowski asked Trump "to exercise the Extraordinary Powers of his office and declare limited Martial Law to temporarily suspend the Constitution and civilian control of these federal elections in order to have the military implement a national re-vote that reflects the true will of the people." The ad came from Tom Zawistowski, the president of a right-wing Ohio activist group called the We the People Convention (WTPC). Michael Flynn in advocating for President Donald Trump. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.įormer national security advisor Michael Flynn shared an ad this week calling on President Donald Trump to "suspend the Constitution," declare martial law, and have the military hold a new election. A Virginia state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate joined retired and pardoned Lt.The military also has no role in administering elections, and even if it did, it could not "implement a national re-vote" because the right to vote is not specified in the Constitution or in a federal statute.The president does not have the power to unilaterally cancel, delay, postpone, or change the date of an election even if he declares martial law, and declaring martial law does not suspend the Constitution. That included hearing directly from a little-known conservative lawyer advising Trump to take steps that effectively could be called declaration of martial law, the New York Times reported.Flynn shared the press release about the ad on Twitter, tagged several Trump-supporting lawyers and media personalities, and wrote, "Freedom never kneels except for God.".in order to have the military implement a national re-vote that reflects the true will of the people."

The message was an ad from a right-wing activist group asking Trump to "declare limited Martial Law to temporarily suspend the Constitution.Former national security advisor Michael Flynn shared a message calling on President Donald Trump to invoke martial law and have the military hold a new election.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
