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Cool, he can override all that by invoking the Insurrection Act. I don’t see any motions at the federal level to restrict that power.
And WTH is the rationale to keep the NG actively deployed in DC? They’re not a LE agency. Simple… it’s to terrorize citizens into silence and submission under the false pretense of a “crisis.”
Just like the false pretense to use ICE to suppress the “massive wave of invaders.”
You're arguing at the same time that legal precedent both does and doesn't matter based on how it fits your argument.
And you’re failing to see how Trump doesn’t care about either of those things, anyway. Legal precedent is just a code word that will be used to justify anything Trump wants. When SCOTUS sets precedent, AKA justification, all challenges at the lower level of courts can be dismissed. They’ll be beyond reproach. Trump’s supporters can then claim everything they do is legal, since their rigged Court told them so.
And here’s more evidence of this, from the fairly conservative NY Times.. If y’all are so concerned with “fair elections,” why are you trying so hard to mess with electoral process, and violate state’s rights to conduct a normal election process?
If he doesn't care about legal precedent or court rulings, why was the National Guard pulled out of those states?
Simple. His test worked.
Trump’s handlers have a fair amount of political savvy. He never goes full in all at once. He repeatedly tests the boundaries of what he can do, and gains ground every time.
He could’ve kept the troops there as long as he wanted. Who would’ve stopped him?
Yup.
Fascists don’t capture power all at once. It’s a process of gradual erosion.
I would argue it's not just that. They also weren't ready.
The purging of the top brass continued, and continues (today being a particularly good day to note that)
The whole premise of the last two years was preparing for this November.
Don't bother trying to convince anyone now. Just try to be austere and get ready as best you can, reasonably, and ignore everyone calling people doomers or whatever. I watched that happen for 18 years on climate change and finally understood that the vast majority of people are in fact lemmings whether they like it or not, and will happily walk off the cliff that is pretty obviously in front of us if you're paying attention.
Lmao no the test did not work. That was a PR answer by the administration. They gambled on the population going along with it and/or the courts siding with them, neither of which happened. There was massive public pushback, Democratic governors and AGs sued, and the Supreme Court said they couldn't do it so they were removed.
Now if you're so addicted to losing and dooming as many of my fellow leftists are, and you wanna convince yourself that this was actually some big brain 4D chess move, then go right ahead I guess.
Again, you’re making a false assumption he has any accountability or respect to the law when it comes to himself, his allies or his agenda. He just uses a weaponized, hijacked version of it against people who disagree with his agenda. 🤷♂️