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[email protected] (ltlee1) wrote:
"Kim L. Scheppele, a professor of international affairs, told DW that US President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles may be the harbinger of a "constitutional revolution.""
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-inviting-legal-challenges-with-national-guard-order/video-72849503
IMHO Deploying "federalized" National Guards to protect federal
buildings may fly quite easily under current SCOTUS [A].
It allows to keep strong forces at the scene. The rules _MAY_ be
changed later using any "suitable" excuse. IMHO It is a not so subtle
threat. Protecting ONLY federal property and personal redirects
protests/riots "elsewhere" which may be politically handy.
[A]
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amid-la-protests-officials-rules-force-national-guard/story?id=122670457
June 9, 2025, 6:03 PM;
The Marines and the National Guard personnel deployed amid the
protests in to Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of force
and will not be engaging crowds unless necessary, according to two
U.S. officials.
That means they are tasked with protecting federal buildings and
federal personnel only -- they will not patrol U.S. streets or try to
detain protesters to assist police, the officials said.
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