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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Philadelphia’s DA have warned troops they’ll face charges that Trump can’t save them from if they violate residents.

As Donald Trump floats expanding his authoritarian military crackdown to liberal-led cities beyond the nation’s capital, troops deployed to carry out his anti-democratic schemes might be at risk of prosecution themselves — and the pardon-happy president may not be able to save them.

Thus far, by my count, two Democrats in states that may find themselves targeted have vowed to spur local or state prosecutions — which couldn’t be overturned with a presidential pardon — for anyone who violate residents’ rights if and when the Trump administration expands its troop deployment.

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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Open carry is illegal in IL.

“911? There’s people walking around with rifles.”

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago

Masked people.

911 every time.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They should start with whoever gave the order to murder 11 people off the coast of Venezuela. And then work their way down to everyone who chose to follow that order.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think that's a state-level crime.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yea, that was a war crime.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Right, the earlier comment is well-meaning but makes no sense.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

Rubio will be the scapegoat for that one

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pritzker should dispatch Illinois National Guard to shadow each out-of-state Guard member, 1:1, all with body cams streaming online

Wonder if after a few transgressions he can declare them a terrorist organization.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do or do not. There is no "threaten".

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

They have to commit the crimes before you can arrest them. He's saying if you do get deployed in Chicago don't fuck around or we'll hold you accountable. Yeah, have to actually see follow through, but this is more of a warning shot

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Good. If we cannot get the felon in chief, let's start going after those that are carrying out his criminal activities.

[–] Jolly_Platypus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is exactly what they should do.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago

It is among the things they should do.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

The instant boots touch the ground they are in violation of posse comitatus.

Arrest them all for treason and treat them as traitors were treated when it fucking meant something.

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

When the tit for tat gets up & going, someone please do something a little more proactive than saying you aren’t welcome here and we are going to use the system you won’t recognize against you. Glad I brought some heavy duty summer fold out chairs. Let’s see what September brings. I miss the days when we despised people for their College & NFL preferences come football time.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah this reeks of "we're gonna keep a list of all the things you fascists break while you're invading us"

ooook well that's scary, anything but paperwork

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[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They threaten to apply the law that's supposed to be applied to everyone equally anyway?

I'm sure they're shaking in their boots, if that's a threat and not just... normality.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago

This is surely just a reminder that state law will still apply no matter what the orange idiot does. You can still use the reminder that normal laws will apply as a threat.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I get that things are concerning and stressful right now, but read the thing and think about it - they have to actually commit a criminal act to get arrested. He's trying to head them off from doing it before it happens. The governor of California didn't say something like this, but the governor of Illinois is saying it.

They should.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Kudos to Gov Pritzker.

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

merrick garland was too weak or was told to be

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Threaten yah that is all the Dems are good at.

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