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National Guard Deployment and the “Stops”

I subscribe to “Letters from an American.” Every once and awhile I feature a “Letters” commentary on Angry Bear so as to inform what Prof. Cox is seeing in America today. There are some important notes discussed in this commentary such as deployment of the National Guard and the use of the “Kavanaugh Stops” The […]

Drop in the bucket

The Chicago police force has over 12,000 sworn officers, the 2nd largest police force in the US. Trump plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, most or all of whom will be sent to Chicago. That’s a 2.5% increase in total law enforcement, a trivial increase. Of course, that assumes they’ll all […]

Calling Out the the National Guard for California

Joyce Vance discussing Tr__p’s calling up the National Guard in California. While the Nineth COA did allow Tr__p to call up California’s National Guard, it was for other reasons it was allowed. “We disagree with Defendants’ primary argument that the President’s decision to federalize members of the California National Guard under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 […]

Trump & The National Guard

The law is the law. For me, it is difficult to believe one person (even if the president can continuously usurp the law by appealing to higher authorities each and every time. If it were you or I, this nonsense would come to a swift end. Trump needs to be told no, no more appeals. […]