National Guard members and Marines, called to Los Angeles by President Trump to prevent violent protests, can otherwise only serve in support roles.

“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We will see,” he said.

We have not even seen “actual military violence” at this point. Keep that in mind when you argue that it doesn’t matter if this escalates further bc what else could Trump do, the answer is this.

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      He engaged in insurrection and got away with it, but because he’s had the word used against him, his vindictiveness requires he misuse it against his own enemies. As an added bonus, he has the unique ability to seize additional power whenever he shouts certain words, like an anime villain.

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    The fucked up thing is that the Prez deploying the Nat’l guard and Marines WITHOUT first invoking this act, is EXTREMELY ILLEGAL.

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      Not when you’re God King Trump. Congress and SC will allow it.

      I did read about this French invention that helped the working class previously, but I don’t know if the tariffs are too high for Americans to import the idea.

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    Things haven’t been great in this country for years. I do feel like the aftermath of the events in LA will define the future of the country for decades, good or bad. Stay safe everyone, continue to stand up and fight and give a voice to those who are affected.

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    Tin soldiers and Nixon’s calling. We’re finally on our own.

    Anyone surprised didn’t just miss the last few months, they never picked up a history book. We haven’t had our tieneman sq but 4 kids is more than though.

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    Don’t worry if you get arrested at the next insurrection, you’ll get pardoned just like the imbeciles who did the last insurrection.
    Feeling great yet?