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Smells like AI, but that doesn’t mean it’s just slop. You can look up each of the cited laws—they’re not long or particularly difficult reads. They are all arguably accurate citations.
Iffy "explicitly authorized" is a loaded phrase for this use case. He controls enough DoD leadership to make it happen legally without much resistance.
Legit.
It depends on the framing. If rocks were being thrown at ICE, the argument likely wouldn’t hold up.
Likely legit.
Legit, but remember that this simply means the military can be held accountable for their actions. If they assault or kill someone, they can face legal consequences. It's just precedence. Essentially, this is the point in law where you can't say you were just following orders.
Legit.
However, within this framework, prosecution depends on willingness—someone has to actively push for it, and the government has to be stable enough to recognize these violations as valid. For the most part, these are pardonable offenses.
TL;DR: Until there’s a regime change, none of this will carry much weight.