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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNY AG: Trump isn't a dictator, doesn't have right to deploy military unilaterally in American states
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President Trump is not a dictator & he doesnt have the right to unilaterally deploy U.S. military across American states.
We will guard the right to peaceful protest & will not hesitate to go to court to protect our constitutional rights during this time & well into the future.
We will guard the right to peaceful protest & will not hesitate to go to court to protect our constitutional rights during this time & well into the future.
I hope she's right about that. But a law professor whose thread I posted yesterday explained how much leeway the Insurrection Act could give Trump:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213513271
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NY AG: Trump isn't a dictator, doesn't have right to deploy military unilaterally in American states (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Jun 2020
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Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)1. He might not be one, but he sure acts like a dictator.
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roamer65
(36,745 posts)2. We may have to take it further than court.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)3. LOL, what if he fn does it anyway.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)4. Then consider it an illegal invasion of your state.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. K&R