A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump acted illegally in deploying the National Guard to address protests in the Los Angeles area.
In a ruling issued Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote that such use of the National Guard was a violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution and exceeded the statutory authority granted to the president.
The order, which takes effect Friday, says the administration must return control of the California National Guard to the state of California.
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It's already been paused on appeal.
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Oh ok, cool. So naturally he's been or will soon be placed under arrest, because that's how being illegal works.
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That means all those troops were following illegal orders.
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I'm sure that means there will be repercussions
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Wouldn’t it be nice if rulings against the talibangelical dictatorship actually carried any weight anymore?
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Within an hour an appeals judge put a 1 week stay on the ruling. Fucking corrupt judges
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Awesome, so... I don't expect him to be arrested or impeached, or for there to even be an investigation or anything.
I'm hoping for something more realistic like taking away his screen time for the weekend, or at least till he says he's sowwy.
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"Oooooohhhhhh, you broke the law, president trump!"
".......yeah? And?"
And nothing happened.
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He will just ignore it, and double down. Nothing will happen.
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And then what?
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Don't worry, Chuck Schumer will lower his glasses a little and give Trump a stern look from across town.
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Now punish him! Do it! 😬
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