A number of bloggers and posters on GAB are pointing out that the events in DC, with thousands of troops there, point to the possibility that the military may already be technically in charge although the bad guys may not yet have caught on to the reality of the situation. They are pointing to the Department of Defense War Manual and how it defines and deals with a situation of enemy occupation.
Military Occupation as a Fact. Military occupation is 11.2.1 a question of fact.47
The legal consequences arising from the fact of occupation (i.e., that this fact is the basis for both rights and duties) illustrates how the law of war may be viewed as both permissive and restrictive in nature.48
The fact of occupation is the basis for the Occupying Power to exercise authority over the occupied territory.49
The fact of occupation, as a requirement for the exercise of authority over the occupied territory, prevents a State from simply claiming the authorities of military government over an enemy territory without actually controlling such territory.50
The fact of occupation also imposes certain duties on the Occupying Power with respect to occupied territory.51
The fact of occupation, as a requirement for triggering the duties of an Occupying Power, means that a State that does not, in fact, occupy an area, does not incur the obligations of an Occupying Power.
Read OutlawJW’s post on GAB for an interesting rundown of the situation.
I would also suggest downloading the pdf document and going over section 11. If we consider Joe Biden and the democrats to have been compromised by a foreign power, then the Federal Government has been effectively occupied by a hostile foreign government. This would then allow the military to take action in accordance with section 11 of the above manual, which seems to be largely a legal document covering the laws of war.
