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moonshinegnomie

(3,704 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:34 PM Oct 8

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

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

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trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say [View all] moonshinegnomie Oct 8 OP

Before or after the shutdown ends? NCDem47 Oct 8 #4

The military needs to arrest and remove Trump and Miller NOW! Chasstev365 Oct 8 #5

If you thought the Iraquis were creative BidenRocks Oct 8 #6

I know this isn't the popular take, but DUMember24 Oct 8 #7

Agreed popsdenver Oct 8 #15

We can't just be sheep going to slaughter though Bayard Oct 8 #24

I think popsdenver Thursday #25

Because cosplay is a threat to America! Jacson6 Oct 8 #9

It seems he's already deploying troops C_U_L8R Oct 8 #10

He was always going to invoke the insurrection act VMA131Marine Oct 8 #11

All the way to the SCOTUS? slightlv Oct 8 #23

They did try V850i Thursday #29

I hope we are taking notes Marthe48 Oct 8 #13

What happened to getting a fed judge to swear in Grijalva? BadgerKid Oct 8 #16

EPSTEIN FILES MUST BE CHOCK FULL OF NASTY SHIT BOSSHOG Oct 8 #18

There must be some really ugly video lapfog_1 Thursday #30

Where is our so called supreme court ? republianmushroom Oct 8 #19

"Law Enforcement Purposes" Quanta Oct 8 #20

So the guy that permitted an actual insurrection to occur Smilo Oct 8 #21

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

This is truly frightening underpants Thursday #27