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Trump Warns National Guard Is Just the Beginning of Troops in Cities (newrepublic.com)

submitted 2 days ago by AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world

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The non-monarch told U.S. troops stationed in Japan Tuesday that he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” to American cities to safeguard and enforce his immigration agenda—a threat that could apparently involve any branch of America’s armed forces.

Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to South Korea hours later, Trump clarified that he would do whatever is “necessary” to tackle crime, even if that meant ordering the U.S. military onto American soil.

“I would do that if it was necessary, if it was necessary I’d do that, but it hasn’t been necessary,” Trump said on the plane. “We’re doing a great job without that—is necessary. As you know, I’m allowed to do that.

“And I’d be allowed to do whatever I want, but we haven’t chosen to do that,” he continued. “And the courts wouldn’t get involved. Nobody would get involved. And I can send the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. I can send anybody I wanted.”

The president is typically prohibited from leveraging the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement purposes under the Posse Comitatus Act, though one law stands as the major exception to that rule. Trump could use troops to handle domestic issues if he invoked the Insurrection Act, but doing so would require a state of emergency.

The legal loophole has been used by 17 presidents but has not been invoked since 1992, when President George H.W. Bush used it to subdue riots in Los Angeles after the local police force brutalized Rodney King.

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[–] PeacefulForest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn’t call you bro.
I didn’t ask you to save me or my country, it was clear from the start you weren’t one to offer a helping hand.

Of course that’s what you suggest. You can’t even say it here because you’ll be “fagged”, so how far do you think anyone would actually get before Trump declares martial law? Don’t you understand that’s exactly what this administration wants? They already label inflatable costumes as “terrorist”

You didn’t suggest this before, because you know it’s not a viable option. Tell me, would you be taking up arms if this was your country? At what point do you decide to cross that line and take another’s life? We aren’t soldiers, you would very quickly be shot before you made any real difference, and then watch how fast your party is really labeled a terrorist organization.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 1 points 59 minutes ago

Yup, and it's going to have to happen too, so might as well get to it, eh. There is nothing gonna save you except yourselves, and it needs to get worse before anyone will get off their asses to make it better again. It's coming. There won't be another election at this point. There will be martial law before too long, there are already ICE and National Guard in cities for zero reason, so it's only a matter of time. Why would I help you who willingly won't help themselves?

I didn't suggest it because it is the ONLY viable option. The courts won't save you, politicians won't save you, the police will certainly not save you and the military has already been compromised and also, likely won't save you.

What are your options? Starve and die or rise up and fight together. You outnumber them significantly, and I doubt any institution outside of the highest office of politics has any appetite for mass murder of their fellow citizens. Unfortunately, it's going to get to that point before any tables get turned. Welcome to the new world order.