Painting a grim portrait if Donald Trump is re-elected, the New York Times is reporting there is every reason to believe the former president will make use of the Insurrection Act to deploy the U.S. military against American citizens during protests he finds objectionable.In a deep dive from the Tim...
National guard maybe but the main military branches of the US cannot be used under posse comitatus, right?
It is every soldiers duty to defy illegal orders.
Not legally but when has that stopped him?
January 6th.
That was people. They could have bowed to the mob and declared Trump the winner. The military was actually prevented from deploying.
When listening to american generals speak they are usually wise men who know a lot about a lot, including the constitution, racism, dictators and such. Maybe it’s the optimist in me, but I have a hard time believing they would follow Trump down that path.
The good news is the officer corps isn’t trying to follow his illegal orders.
The bad news is the DOJ and federal agents proved willing during the BLM protests.