So let's get this straight. One day among the items on the Governor's desk was the question of whether to "allow" a local riot to take place. Not sure which way to go, the Governor calls the head honchos of his political party (because that has SOOOO much to do with running a city), and his party advised him to vote "yes". So he then approves the riot.
You're the same moron who thinks the First Amendment doesn't matter arenchya? Figures.
Partisan hacks and the hoops they jump through -- it's like watching the damn circus.
With all the lunacy and brainwashing that liberals ingest, it's only fair that calling Nixon's National Guard ruse valid, ought to be part of it as well.
EARTH TO POGO: Being the one person who had the power to stop the riots in their tracks, and instead of doing that, then taking action which would allow them to proceed unhindered, we should not say that Nixon allowed the riots to occur ? Well, being of sound mind, and full integrity, I say of course he allowed them. He may not have wanted them, but he took action (moving the Guard away from the rioters) that allowed it to happen. This is called HISTORY. Duh!
As for your sacred 1st Amendment, sure it matters, but unlike the Supremacy Clause, it is very limited, has many exceptions, and of course doesn't not permit supremacisms, all outlawed by the Supremacy Clause.
Partisan hacks and the hoops they jump through -- it's like watching the damn circus.