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Politics Military is coming to Portland, Trump authorizes “full force” if needed (1 Viewer)
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I've never been a Trump fan, though I've felt it important to stand up for what's right - even for him.
As far as these uses of the National Guard, they're likely proper though ill advised and not something I want to see. The National Guard can and should be called out by the Feds if the local government is failing to uphold the laws. One example is when Ike sent the National Guard into Little Rock to force the governor out of the way so 9 African American students could go to the public school for the first time. Another example is when JFK sent in the National Guard to Alabama (twice) to move governor George Wallace out of the doorway where he was blocking African American students from attending the university.
An example where the Feds failed to act is during the aftermath of Katrina. GW Bush didn't mobilize the National Guard because the governor and mayor refused it. In hindsight, the Guard could have really helped people.
So if a governor like Pritzker refuses to obey the duly passed immigration laws, Trump sees it as the Feds' obligation to call in the Guard. Trump will win at any honest court and in the Supreme Court in the end. Those responsible for upholding the laws may promulgate or choose which laws to put into effect - like chief of police choosing not to arrest people for jaywalking. Feds trump everyone else.
It's fair to protest, go for it. I'm with anyone who does.
As far as using the military other than the Guard, it's clearly unconstitutional and violates the Posse Comitatus Act. It's dubious that refusing to promulgate rules or laws is insurrection.
As far as these uses of the National Guard, they're likely proper though ill advised and not something I want to see. The National Guard can and should be called out by the Feds if the local government is failing to uphold the laws. One example is when Ike sent the National Guard into Little Rock to force the governor out of the way so 9 African American students could go to the public school for the first time. Another example is when JFK sent in the National Guard to Alabama (twice) to move governor George Wallace out of the doorway where he was blocking African American students from attending the university.
An example where the Feds failed to act is during the aftermath of Katrina. GW Bush didn't mobilize the National Guard because the governor and mayor refused it. In hindsight, the Guard could have really helped people.
So if a governor like Pritzker refuses to obey the duly passed immigration laws, Trump sees it as the Feds' obligation to call in the Guard. Trump will win at any honest court and in the Supreme Court in the end. Those responsible for upholding the laws may promulgate or choose which laws to put into effect - like chief of police choosing not to arrest people for jaywalking. Feds trump everyone else.
It's fair to protest, go for it. I'm with anyone who does.
As far as using the military other than the Guard, it's clearly unconstitutional and violates the Posse Comitatus Act. It's dubious that refusing to promulgate rules or laws is insurrection.
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Appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland and Hamas reasserts itself in Gaza: Morning Rundown
Plus, demolition begins on part of the East Wing of the White House.
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