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minus-squaredan1101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·2 days agoAbout 1/4 of the time they throw out a rational constitutional judgement. Just enough so there aren’t riots.
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoBut then if there are riots, he can deploy the national guard.
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThe big secret (not a secret) is that the national guard isn’t going to follow illegal orders en masse. Trump has been shipping in guard members from other states in fear of this.
About 1/4 of the time they throw out a rational constitutional judgement. Just enough so there aren’t riots.
But then if there are riots, he can deploy the national guard.
The big secret (not a secret) is that the national guard isn’t going to follow illegal orders en masse. Trump has been shipping in guard members from other states in fear of this.