• pleasegoaway@lemm.ee
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    23 hours ago

    Gavin Newson specifically said that he did not ask for or need the 2,000 troops and that sending to LA would only make things worse.

    Sooo, there’s that.

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      22 hours ago

      Legally I believe the National Guard must be mobilized for a legal reason and until Trump has identified an actual cause, he cannot mobilize them himself. So Newson should just order them to stand down.

      Newson hasn’t done that though.

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        12 minutes ago

        “oh, Trump wouldn’t do that, it’s illegal”

        Phew, what a relief!

        Also, when Trump does illegal stuff, people tend to allow it and obey him. If they try to shut him down using the legal system, he goes ahead and does it anyway.

        I kind of just roll my eyes when someone says, “Aha, it’s illegal! He can’t do that!” We don’t really live in that world anymore.

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          4 minutes ago

          My emphasis was more on Newsom not ordering them to stand down. They’re under his command until a legal order from the POTUS supercedes his command.