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I don't think it's about the numbers at all -- he's seeing whether anybody will stop him from nakedly violating posse comitatus[1]. The President can of course

I don't think it's about the numbers at all -- he's seeing whether anybody will stop him from nakedly violating posse comitatus[1]. The President can of course dispatch the military for domestic law enforcement, but to do so he needs to establish a legal exception, like the Insurrection Act. That hasn't happened yet. [1]: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/posse-comitatus-act-explained https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/poss...

crises-luff-6b 1y ago
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- maxerickson 1y ago
  That's about deploying National Guard troops, not about deploying US Marines.
- woodruffw 1y ago
  The text is indeed simple, and directly contradicts the President’s authority here: > Orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States or, in the case of the District of Columbia, through the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. To surpass that, the president must declare an insurrection. But he’s done no such thing, since such a claim is nakedly indefensible. (This justification of course only applies to the national guard. The federal armed forces have even stronger guardrails.)
  - BLKNSLVR 1y ago
    Trump himself says the President doesn't have the authority to do what he's done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erlAzfshUJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erlAzfshUJ8
onli 1y ago
He does not have to care anymore. He realised he will not be prosecuted - the supreme court gave him king status after all, and all prosecution before failed to have consequences - so he can do whatever he wants. As you said, he checks if there is anyone who will stop him, which at this point would be an armed revolution or a coup d'État by the military. The USA is a dictatorship now, the trump cult has won. Let's hope it crumbles fast.

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I don't think it's about the numbers at all -- he's seeing whether anybody will stop him from nakedly violating posse comitatus[1]. The President can of course

by woodruffw 1y ago

crises-luff-6b 1y ago
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- maxerickson 1y ago
  That's about deploying National Guard troops, not about deploying US Marines.
- woodruffw 1y ago
  The text is indeed simple, and directly contradicts the President’s authority here: > Orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States or, in the case of the District of Columbia, through the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. To surpass that, the president must declare an insurrection. But he’s done no such thing, since such a claim is nakedly indefensible. (This justification of course only applies to the national guard. The federal armed forces have even stronger guardrails.)
  - BLKNSLVR 1y ago
    Trump himself says the President doesn't have the authority to do what he's done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erlAzfshUJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erlAzfshUJ8
onli 1y ago
He does not have to care anymore. He realised he will not be prosecuted - the supreme court gave him king status after all, and all prosecution before failed to have consequences - so he can do whatever he wants. As you said, he checks if there is anyone who will stop him, which at this point would be an armed revolution or a coup d'État by the military. The USA is a dictatorship now, the trump cult has won. Let's hope it crumbles fast.