9th Circuit Rules for Trump, Allows National Guard to Deploy to Portland

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/9th-circuit-trump-portland-national-guard

It was a 2-1 split, with the two Trump appointees overturning the district court’s conclusion that the conditions on the ground did not fulfill the statutory requirements to deploy the Guard.

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Empricorn@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 324d (2 replies)

Why tho

silence7@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 324d

Modern Republicans wish the confederacy and Nazis had won.

superniceperson@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 324d

Funny answer: theyre scared of people in inflatable frog costumes.

Serious answer: because they hope to incite blue states to openly rebel against the us government, because they have been consuming their own propaganda for decades and enough people at the top genuinely believe they are different from democrats and somehow think that despite all evidence to the contrary democrats will stop them from implementing fascism.

Atropos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 324d

Ah, fuck

odelik@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 324d (2 replies)

Well, I can't wait to dance with the nat guard.

Remeber, the guard is your friend. They are fellow civilians that enlisted to help their neighbors in times of need. So offer them cookies, hot cocoa, and good beats to dance to. Let them know that the people are not the enemy, but their friends and neighbors.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 324d (1 reply)

Theyre deliberately bringing in Guardsmen from Republican-leaning areas on the theory that they'll be more hostile

infinitevalence@discuss.online · 4 pts · 324d

That just makes them your past or future neighbor.

otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 324d

Good luck 🥲😶‍🌫️