That's the Insurrection Act. The only way Trump could invoke it, would be if the protesters were armed and attacking the government. That's the entire reason why armed protests are a very bad idea in the US.
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This is like saying, "If you're going to be wrongly accused of a crime, you may as well commit it"...just to prove them right?
Not sure how this advice does anything other than give Trump exactly what he wants.
But, when you say, "they"...you are painting the entire protest as violent, unless you make the distinction that it isn't. And the vast majority of protestors are simply exercising their 1st amendment rights, in a perfectly legal manner.
The people setting those fires should absolutely be charged for their actions. But their actions don't negate the Constitutional rights of everyone else who is protesting. And calling in the National guard before the local authorities have declared the situation to be out of their control, is a direct violation of Constitutional law.
And THIS is what the 2nd amendment is actually for. California needs its own state-run militia to defend its territory from Federal overreach.
It was never about individual civilians owning weapons. All that would do, is give Trump a justification to invoke the Insurrection Act. But if the State of California itself is armed against tyranny, then the people's rights are being defended.
Way to show the world your spine, Sweden. Too bad you're standing up to the wrong people.
Escalation to violence is exactly what they want. It gives them all the justification they need to invoke the Insurrection Act, declare martial law and suspend your Constitutional rights. And not just in California.
Why are none of these articles saying, "Trump breaks the law, by deploying active military personnel on US soil, in clear violation of the Constitution"?
How fucking hard is it for them to simply tell the truth?
This is what the internet is for.
Russia has no one to blame but Putin, for NATO getting so close to their borders.
No one is saying, "just sit back and let it happen". Only, "Don't do exactly what they want, and call it "resistance"".