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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Volaran" data-source="post: 2470304" data-attributes="member: 592">This is just a thought, and likely not well considered, but there seem to be benefits in the long term for Tigh declaring martial law.  Not from martial law itself, mind you.He's very clearly not someone who does well in a political arena.  I remember Ron Moore pointing out in the podcast for Valley of Darkness that Tigh is someone you'd want at your back in a crisis, like the cylons boarding, but he isn't suited for the political aspects of command, and he knows this.By imposing martial law after specifically telling the press that Adama wouldn't, it seems like he's put Adama in a much better place once he begins to recover.  What started as an Adama vs Roslin problem, and seems to have been on the way to becoming a civillian vs military issue, could well end up being a civillian government vs Tigh issue.As long as Tigh is the figurehead people see causing problems, it seems to me that it will be much easier for Adama to assist in restoring power to the civillians, and Roslin without losing too much face in the eyes of the civillians.  I'm not sure if this is Tigh's intention, but I do like him as a character, and he seems to be a man who knows his flaws.  If he is purposly attempting to take the brunt of public outcry, and thus protect the Old Man, it would seem to fit well with the theme of their friendship that has come up in the last few episodes.</blockquote>