Regardless of What You Think of The Cause or The Severity of the Protests/Riots in LA ...

The fact remains that according to our constitution, the POTUS cannot call in the National Guard without the expressed verbal or written request or consent of the governor of that state - UNLESS - the POTUS invokes the Insurrection Act as his rationale BEFORE calling them in, not later.

And NO - just the POTUS calling them "insurrectionists" - after the fact or before - does NOT invoke the Insurrection Act - it's a formal process requiring various approvals first.

Gavin Newsome, the Governor of California did NOT request or consent for Trump to send in the national guard.

Trump did NOT seek federal approval for -  NOR did he cite - the Insurrection Act beforehand.

Thus calling in the national guard without meeting any of the above conditions first is expressly illegal according to our constitution.

You may or may not recall that the holdup in Federal assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was because the Bush Administration claimed that Louisiana's governor did not request assistance in a timely manner, as opposed to Mississippi and Florida.  

This isn't okay, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Even worse, now calling in the Marines to fight our own citizens?!?

Worse still, threatening to arrest Gavin Newsome, the Governor of California, though he has committed no crime?!?


Gavin Newsome has simply stated publicly that he intends to sue the Trump administration for government overreach, and that his intervention has only inflamed the situation - which is NOT illegal or grounds for federal arrest.



Republicans?

This is what you have always feared most by the federal government - you really okay with this just because you don't agree politically?

Also, remember that neither Virginia nor DC requested the national guard NOR did Biden invoke the Insurrection Act on the January 6th-ers, when they could have (and perhaps should have)!

Why is federal government overreach and illegally launching the military against American citizens okay with you, as long as you disagree with them politically?

Never ever again will I even entertain your incessant your whining about government overreach, government control or "communism" from the federal government ever again.

(Especially over dumb shit like they made you wear a mask during a pandemic, which is just common sense and actually makes you less identifiable to the government). 

Because either you:

A) Wouldn't recognize REAL communist behavior - or what our constitution actually says - if either bit you in the ass.

 

B)  Were  gullible/dumb enough to buy their propaganda, just because they covered it in American flag and called anyone opposing them "communist" as deflection.

 

C)  Only dislike government control/overreach if you disagree politically with who's protesting or who's in charge 😉