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Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants
During the turbulent summer of 2020, President Donald J. Trump raged at his military and legal advisers, calling them “losers” for objecting to his idea of using federal troops to suppress outbreaks of violence during the nationwide protests over the police murder of George Floyd.
It wasn’t the only time Mr. Trump was talked out of using the military for domestic law enforcement — a practice that would carry profound implications for civil liberties and for the traditional constraints on federal power. He repeatedly raised the idea of using troops to secure border states, and even proposed shooting both violent protesters and undocumented migrants in the legs, former aides have said.
In his first term in office, Mr. Trump never realized his expansive vision of using troops to enforce the law on U.S. soil. But as he has sought a return to power, he has made clear that he intends to use the military for a range of domestic law enforcement purposes, including patrolling the border, suppressing protests that he deems to have turned into riots and even fighting crime in big cities run by Democrats.
Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants
As it is with all articles written by Charlie Savage this one is meticulously researched and granularly detailed. It goes on to describe the ways the admin sought a legal justification for using federal troops by way of the Insurrection Act.
Mr. Trump has boasted that, if he returns to the White House, he will dispatch forces without any request for intervention by local authorities.
Organizations like the ACLU have already begun to prepare for that eventuality should he be re-elected.
The Resistance to a New Trump Administration Has Already Started
The Resistance to a New Trump Administration Has Already Started
When trump threatened the use of federal troops during the summer of 2020 Gen. Milley circulated a memo reminding military leaders their oath was one of allegiance to the Constitution, not trump.
Every member of the U.S. military swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the values embedded within it. This document is founded on the essential principle that all men and women are born free and equal, and should be treated with respect and dignity. It also gives Americans the right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. We in all branches, all components, and all ranks remain committed to our national values and principles embedded in the Constitution. 2. During this current crisis, the National Guard is operating under the authority of state governors to protect lives and property, preserve peace, and ensure public safety .
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthe...c4fb1c4459fbdbc87a7/optimized/full.pdf#page=1
Defense Sec. Esper also objected to the use of troops. It provides another example of how Don's unconstitutional impulses were held in check. And a reminder that people like Milley and Esper will not be around during a second trump term to do so again.
During the turbulent summer of 2020, President Donald J. Trump raged at his military and legal advisers, calling them “losers” for objecting to his idea of using federal troops to suppress outbreaks of violence during the nationwide protests over the police murder of George Floyd.
It wasn’t the only time Mr. Trump was talked out of using the military for domestic law enforcement — a practice that would carry profound implications for civil liberties and for the traditional constraints on federal power. He repeatedly raised the idea of using troops to secure border states, and even proposed shooting both violent protesters and undocumented migrants in the legs, former aides have said.
In his first term in office, Mr. Trump never realized his expansive vision of using troops to enforce the law on U.S. soil. But as he has sought a return to power, he has made clear that he intends to use the military for a range of domestic law enforcement purposes, including patrolling the border, suppressing protests that he deems to have turned into riots and even fighting crime in big cities run by Democrats.
Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants
As it is with all articles written by Charlie Savage this one is meticulously researched and granularly detailed. It goes on to describe the ways the admin sought a legal justification for using federal troops by way of the Insurrection Act.
Mr. Trump has boasted that, if he returns to the White House, he will dispatch forces without any request for intervention by local authorities.
Organizations like the ACLU have already begun to prepare for that eventuality should he be re-elected.
The Resistance to a New Trump Administration Has Already Started
The Resistance to a New Trump Administration Has Already Started
When trump threatened the use of federal troops during the summer of 2020 Gen. Milley circulated a memo reminding military leaders their oath was one of allegiance to the Constitution, not trump.
Every member of the U.S. military swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the values embedded within it. This document is founded on the essential principle that all men and women are born free and equal, and should be treated with respect and dignity. It also gives Americans the right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. We in all branches, all components, and all ranks remain committed to our national values and principles embedded in the Constitution. 2. During this current crisis, the National Guard is operating under the authority of state governors to protect lives and property, preserve peace, and ensure public safety .
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthe...c4fb1c4459fbdbc87a7/optimized/full.pdf#page=1
Defense Sec. Esper also objected to the use of troops. It provides another example of how Don's unconstitutional impulses were held in check. And a reminder that people like Milley and Esper will not be around during a second trump term to do so again.
