U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has suggested Donald Trump could attempt to deploy troops to U.S. cities under the Insurrection Act.
The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to call on reserve or active-duty military to suppress rebellion or domestic violence or enforce the law in states.
Kavanaugh’s remarks came in a separate opinion after the court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.
The high court declined the administration’s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment of troops. Three justices—Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch—publicly dissented.
Do it. Bring it. Start it. We are all accelerationists now.
WHAT rebellion?
Just one rapist helping another out.
The cool part is how his admin’s crackdown on “illegals” has completely eradicated crime. So of course deploying troops will only make america even greater! /s
Brown crime. White crime is still all the rage and in full force.
This [REDACTED] fella sure is terrified of something!
Someone should redact Trump
Luigi probably supports it.
He doesn’t care because he’s not vulnerable to it like the rest of us without special security and giant houses to bunker in away from the chaos. I suggest he be placed directly in the path of the military once the insurrection act is used so he can fully appreciate his wisdom.
He tries to pull that and I have a feeling he’ll get a real insurrection or 50 to deal with. Surely that would be the line too far, right guys???
One can only hope…
Thing is, none of the troops want to go out and be jack booted storm troopers for fat old dementia Donald.
I’m sure some do…
Some, but nowhere near as many as voted for him. There’s a gigantic canyon between “willing to vote and argue for him” and “willing to fight and die for him.” Especially after how much of a letdown his 2nd term has been for a lot of people.
I bet this is exactly the kind of thing German citizens were saying to each other in the 30s.
Assume 50%, the military subset of the electorate probably matches the distribution of the public electorate.
probably
The military is actually considerable more diverse and lower compensated than the general US population. But also considerably more male, so it’s really anyone’s guess, but they all have families and friends who are Americans, so it’s unlikely they are going to be categorically willing to fight a war against their own country.
War it is then
Hurry up, please. From the rest of the world that’s sick of the US’s bullshit.
Martial law by June
