Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
1–10 of 1001 posts
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#2[flagged]
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#3Related:
Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents (105 points, 2 days ago, 50 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214230
The National Guard Deployment in LA Is a Threat to Democracy (15 points, 7 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44230137
(Although you'd think 2000 National Guard troops would be enough without the 700 Marines)
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#4I worry that, rather than de-escalation, one of the White House’s explicit goals here is to stage manage a Kent State-like demonstration of state force against left-wing activists that spreads to other cities. I sincerely hope I’m cynically wrong here.
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#5Related: Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents (105 points, 2 days ago, 50 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214230 The National Guard Deployment in LA Is a Threat to Democracy (15 points, 7 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44230137 (Although you'd think 2000 National Guard troops would be enough without the 700 Marines)
I don't think it's about the numbers at all -- he's seeing whether anybody will stop him from nakedly violating posse comitatus[1].
The President can of course dispatch the military for domestic law enforcement, but to do so he needs to establish a legal exception, like the Insurrection Act. That hasn't happened yet.
[1]: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/poss...
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#6[flagged]
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#7[deleted]
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#8I worry that, rather than de-escalation, one of the White House’s explicit goals here is to stage manage a Kent State-like demonstration of state force against left-wing activists that spreads to other cities. I sincerely hope I’m cynically wrong here.
[flagged]
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#9Related: Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents (105 points, 2 days ago, 50 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214230 The National Guard Deployment in LA Is a Threat to Democracy (15 points, 7 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44230137 (Although you'd think 2000 National Guard troops would be enough without the 700 Marines)
he's hoping for a Kent State replay, using troops that aren't trained for police duty
Re: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests
#10I worry that, rather than de-escalation, one of the White House’s explicit goals here is to stage manage a Kent State-like demonstration of state force against left-wing activists that spreads to other cities. I sincerely hope I’m cynically wrong here.
[flagged]
law and order: arrests ignoring court orders and due process