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"‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos"
Please correct or we'll have to remove it.
I don’t know what the original title was, but it looks like they’ve fixed it, so I’m going to dismiss the report.
Previous headline was "They can't even do fascism right."
Okay, thanks!
I always give folks time to fix it instead of just removing it. If we tell them "hey, fix it" and it's been hours and they're making other posts and comments? Yeah, yank it.
I always assume "Well, maybe they're at work, or maybe they're asleep..." but if there's other activity that's not an excuse.
Good point and totally agree!
Doing God's work, thank you for your service
They're proud to live in squalor, for Dear Leader.
Not only wildly underprepared, but completely unwelcome.
In before "We are asking all patriotic Americans to open their homes to our brave soldiers restoring order to the unlawful Democrat hellhole that is Los Angeles!"
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-3/
Third Amendment
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Yah, good call. They’re really wiping their asses all over the constitution.
I wonder if they have a checklist of amendments to violate
Yup. Its just the printed out constitution
nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
And here are the words that concern me.
First, I don't want to hear "This would be a bridge too far even for the Trump administration! ______ would not let that happen! _____ would not allow Trump to get away with this!". My rebuttal would be to simply gesture broadly. Because he's been getting away with it for the past six months and counting. Every time was expected to put up resistance to the Trump administration, that entity has simply rolled over and died at the first hint of political pressure. Right now, the law is whatever Trump says it is until someone finally stands up. And I haven't seen anybody willing to get their asses out of their seat yet.
"Nor in time of war"
This is a problem easily rectified in the Trump administration by declaring a "war on immigration", and then justify it by saying that the Constitution doesn't require us being at war with an actual country. Given the other justifications Trump has gotten away with using, this would probably be more than enough for the GOP, rank-and-file MAGA voters, and probably even some courts.
"but in a manner to be prescribed by law."
Guess who's making the law right now? I don't care about the whole legal process. Right now, and until the GOP and the court system grows a collective spine, the law is whatever the last EO Trump signed says it is. And there's nothing stopping him from saying "Raid the houses, deport the illegals *, and use their homes to shelter the troops.". I will guarantee you that Trump's MAGA base would absolutely eat that up and ask for seconds.
Depending on who's doing the interpreting, the 3rd amendment could just as easily be used as a sword or a shield. And right now, I don't like who gets to do the interpreting.
thank you, third amendment. do not quarter these troops - they are here to harm citizens.
How did their commander in chief put it? Suckers and losers?
They could be sleeping comfortably in their own beds but instead they're sleeping on a hard floor in a place devoid of any charm at the whim of a tyrant to do his bidding.
The protestors really need to get the CANG to switch sides and face off against the police. Low key convinced that’s a real possibility if orangeboi or Hesgeth tries to order them to do something really beyond the pale.
I empathize with the hope that the national guard would side with protesters in violation of their orders, but is there any historical precedent for that?
On the other hand, there have been plenty of historical confrontations where the national guard has engaged in violence against demonstrators.
Maybe it can be different this time, but I don't know.
Maybe they should all just go home then