trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

[moonshinegnomie]

Source: nbc

White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the U.S. for law enforcement purposes, five people with knowledge of the talks told NBC News.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-officials-insurrection-act-national-guard-deployment-sources-rcna236194

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if he does this then its time to shut the country down.
a massive general strike like they do in france

[hadEnuf]

1. We'd better do something before the whole country becomes a police state.

General strikes and stop funding this dictator through our taxes.

[Walleye]

2. We know he won't take no for an answer, he's a rapist. everything he does points to that

[Grokenstein]

3. Hey, remember all the pearl-clutching about how active resistance would give krasnov an excuse?

Surprise! Military occupation was always going to happen. krasnov didn't care about excuses.

[NCDem47]

4. Before or after the shutdown ends?

Could he hold this over Dems heads? Not like he won't go back on any promise anyway.

And what would teh markets do? Tank? Or just keep rewarding him? Seriously, I'd like your opinion on that one. It all feels very "nuclear option" to me.

[Chasstev365]

5. The military needs to arrest and remove Trump and Miller NOW!

They can tell Vance to follow the Constitution or your are next!

[FakeNoose]

8. At least get the nukes away from Chump, and deal with the rest after he's gone

We need to realize that any 25th Amendment procedure is going to take months if not years to actually happen.

Nobody really knows how this is going to work, since it has never been done, and everything will go through several courts up to SCOTUS before they finally figure it all out. This is assuming Vance is on board with the 25A .... if he isn't willing then it's dead in the water.

[BidenRocks]

6. If you thought the Iraquis were creative

Wait until you see what American ingenuity can do!

Don't fuck with us!

[DUMember24]

7. I know this isn't the popular take, but

this is exactly why it doesn’t help to give them what they want by being out in the streets right now. No one’s saying people don’t have the right to protest — but timing and strategy matter. Someone dressed in a dinosaur costume showed up just to taunt them and ended up getting gassed by an agent. That’s exactly the trap they want people to fall into.

We recall when California protesters were advised to stay away from those areas to make a point: to let them “monitor” empty spaces. It sent a louder message without risking lives or feeding the narrative they’re trying to create.

[popsdenver]

15. Agreed

they are just provoking violent shit to make the dem protestors confront ICE..............to pave the way for his supposed justification to enact the insurrection act.........

[Bayard]

24. We can't just be sheep going to slaughter though

But, you're right--he is trying to provoke confronations.

I suspect there will be civilians mowed down in Kent State fashion by the military. The big question will be, does it wake up our apathetic citizens, or will they just say protestors deserve it?

[popsdenver]

25. I think

massive, totally peaceful demonstrations will cause them to think twice......Any violence by them video taped and continually shown.
No Picket Signs they can claim were used as weapons.........

I think even Republicans, voters and politicians) are beginning to realize what Trump's 2025, Christian Nationalists, and Putin are doing, and even voicing that they are against all he is doing to destroy America, even for them................

Trump's ICE storm troopers have to be stopped. The Repubs realize that the National Guard from the SAME state won't attack their friends, and family members.....that is why Trump is bringing in the Nat Guard from OTHER states who don't have friends and family there......

[Ms. Toad]

22. Frog, not dinosaur - and it made the ICE agent look extremely petty.

Today there's a unicorn, dinosaur, raccoon, and bear - dancing to music, along with the crowd.

Meanwhile, there are plenty of empty spaces to be monitored: isportlandburning.com

Sounds like you've been influenced a bit too much by Trump's characterization of there being a war in Portland and Chicago. Cowering in our homes feeds this line of bull. I agree that if there is protest going on in which people are being harmed or property is being damaged, the better strategy is to stay at home. But dancing with the blow-up animals is "good trouble."

[Jacson6]

9. Because cosplay is a threat to America!

NOT!

[C_U_L8R]

10. It seems he's already deploying troops

What more does he need…. tanks and missiles?

[VMA131Marine]

11. He was always going to invoke the insurrection act

It’s the only way he can stay in power.

[ancianita]

12. This is a FEDERAL INSURRECTION AGAINST STATES. What they want is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

PROVEN IN FEDERAL COURTS.

All occupied states must appeal this Insurrection Act decision all the way to SCOTUS.

[slightlv]

23. All the way to the SCOTUS?

That seems to be the problem point, right there. SCOTUS isn't what it's suppose to be... it's basically an autopen for trump and the NAR. So taking things to them doesn't guarantee any rights or laws will be upheld. We have to clean out the SCOTUS by either actually cleaning it out or adding so many new judges that their opinions are just one among many. And I'm sorry, but I do blame Biden for this. It was one of the first things he talked about upon becoming President, but even when the committee he formed came back with recommendations, he did nothing. I like Biden. I honestly didn't want him to drop out when he did. And I foretold then our chances of winning went down the tubes the moment he declared he wasn't running. But you can really like someone, and agree with them on their overall agenda, and still have strong feelings toward particular items. *This* was... and is... my heartburn, and will forever taint the administration in my eyes. I feel bad for it, but I strongly believe that part of the tripartite government should have been protected as much as possible, and not *from* us as the current admin declares, but against pushing it further and further into the corruption zone.

[V850i]

29. They did try

Although it isn't really specified in the Constitution how to expand the Supreme Court, Congress kind of took the reins and has passed laws in the past to define the make up of the Supreme Court. There were two different bills that Democrats proposed, one in 2023 and one is 2024. However neither had a chance of passing with the narrow majorities the Democrats had. The last real opportunity would have been Obama's first 2 years, but it wasn't such a pressing problem at the time with the financial crisis and all.

[Marthe48]

13. I hope we are taking notes

so that when this regime fails, loopholes that let this criminal thug into power are closed forever. And any loopholes left open fit over the criminals' necks.

[Ponietz]

14. The putrescent pumpkin pedo is prepared to do anything to stop the inevitable

Releasing the Epstein files will end the national nightmare.

[BadgerKid]

16. What happened to getting a fed judge to swear in Grijalva?

[bluestarone]

17. I do not know how all this shit works. Who makes final decision on if he gets it? I'm thinking he's really

SCARED because they have the votes to pass Epstein files. Does this, (if passed_) STOP all Epstein releases?

[BOSSHOG]

18. EPSTEIN FILES MUST BE CHOCK FULL OF NASTY SHIT

[lapfog_1]

30. There must be some really ugly video

Not just a 15 year old giving him a handy-j... but much worse... 13 year old eastern Europe girl screaming "NO" with him forcing himself on her, maybe even beating her unconscious.. bleeding, threatening her life...

Could he even have killed her? Choked her until she died? Something else?

He fears something will surface... I think even if the video shows a young under age girl having sex ( "willing but statutory" ) would be bad, but not enough to cause his MAGAts to disown him or the repukes to turn against him. They would always just say "oh, she is likely 18 or he was assured she was over 18 or whatever". No... there is something he did that would really turn 99 percent of the country against him...

That is how Epstein blackmailed him victims. Get them on video doing really bad shit... then tell them to open a wealth fund management account with him as the financial advisor... and he rakes in the annual "fees" for his services ( all completely legal ), pays taxes, etc. Hence the billions in wire transfers to/from him. And they all paid.

[republianmushroom]

19. Where is our so called supreme court ?

Oh, that's where they are, up their orange gods rectum, lead by roberts.

[Quanta]

20. "Law Enforcement Purposes"

And "I AM THE LAW" just don't work for me, Donny. Sorry bout it. Release the EPSTEIN files.

[Smilo]

21. So the guy that permitted an actual insurrection to occur

is being led by the nose to call civil protests that don't include attacking Congress an insurrection.

The media needs to start asking tough questions and broadcasting far and wide or they won't be around much longer........... just like America.

[SSJVegeta]

26. Yeah that will make sock if he does that. Probably for days.

Depending on how long it lasts.

[underpants]

27. This is truly frightening

Miller glitched and said “plenary authority” yesterday. They really do think he’s king.

The big event today was about AntiFa. They are setting it up so they can slap that label on anyone and they can be an unperson and/or disappeared.

[live love laugh]

28. Chicago and Portland are exposing their weaknesses and they think this is the fix.