@[email protected] It's also extremely limited geographically. It's an annoyance, it's a sop to the fascists that gives them an excuse to arrest anyone out and about during completely normal hours, it's a compromise of our rights. But it might be what helps back the feds off and cools down the ridiculous hetting-up of tensions among the poohbahs.
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...βwould be a direct attack on statesβ rights.βπ
President #Trump stated in 2020:
"I can call insurrection but πthereβs no reason to ever do thatπ, even in a, #Portland case.
Weπ canβt call in the #NationalGuard unless weβre requested by a governor.π
πThis is the next stage of the #TrumpCoup!!! π
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Do read the whole text:
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...Government of the #UnitedStatesβπ and directing the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with state governors and the #NationalGuard to commandeer state militias. π
This order was *not* specific to #California and suggests that the President could assume control of any state militia..."π
" U.S. Secretary of #HomelandSecurity #KristiNoem previously said, π#Federalization of the #NationalGuard...
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...disproportional.
Very much worth noting:
"President #Trump issued a memorandum entitled βDepartment of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions,β purporting to authorize the Department of Defense to call up 2,000 #NationalGuard personnel into federal service for a period of 60 days, and πdeclaring a β, #rebellion against the authority of the...
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...inflamed tensions, including the arrest and detainment of children, and military-style operations that sparked panic in the community. π
The Department of Homeland Security [#DHS] reported that its enforcement activities on June 6 resulted in the πarrest of [merely] 44 individuals, two of whom appear to have been minors. Only five of those arrested reportedly had any criminal history.π"
Completely..
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...should reject this outrageous overreach.
πThis is beyond incompetence β this is him intentionally causing chaos, terrorizing communities, and endangering the principles of our great democracy.
It is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.π
We will not let this stand.β
Governor #GavinNewsom"
How the alleged "#Insurrection" started:
"... #ICE officers took actions that...
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The #California Government suing the Federal Government is well worth reading, THX for the link:
"π#DonaldTrump is creating fear and terrorπ by failing to adhere to the U.S. #Constitution and overstepping his authority. This is a manufactured crisis to allow him to take over a state militia, damaging the very foundation of our republic. Every governor, red or blue,...
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