Pritzker said the Trump administration has begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois.
So he’s not gonna try to nationalize Illinois’ Guard, he’s gonna use the Texas guard and deploy it to Illinois? That seems all sorts of wrong. It makes it more like an invading force…
I wonder if Pritzker has the balls to deploy the Illinois National Guard to prevent them from entering?
Yeah, the Roman military used to do the same. Lots of places they conquered, they’d recruit soldiers. But they’d always deploy those units in other places. Turns out, it’s easier to brutalise people who aren’t your neighbours.
It’s a lot easier to shoot people who you don’t identify as your fellow churchgoers and friendly neighbors especially when they demonize blue cities to subhuman levels for at least the last 40 years.
That would be an actual act of rebellion and kick off an incredibly destructive war. He’s far more likely to encourage nonviolent resistance and to try and get guardsmen from Texas to defect
That would be an actual act of rebellion and kick off an incredibly destructive war.
Let’s be very fucking clear about this: Pritzker deploying the Illinois national guard would be an entirely justified and very legal act of defense. Trump attacking the state using the Texas guard is the act of war.
“No units have been activated and we do not have an order or preparatory command for any mission,” deputy director of public affairs for Illinois National Guard William Grove tells Axios.
Saw this from 3 hours ago, looking like that’s not planned.
If we end up in a civil war, does that mean election is cancelled?
This is the only reliable piece I can find online:
In order for a federal election to be postponed, Congress would have to enact an amendment to the 1845 federal law and the president would have to sign it. The chances of that occurring are very slim since the House of Representatives is controlled by Democrats, the Senate by the Republicans and the Executive Branch also by a Republican. Even if Congress and the president agreed on postponing an election, a judicial challenge would be likely.
Postponing an election has never been done in the history of the Republic. Not even when we were at war. Not even when we were at war with ourselves…
… So, when they do it, I expect the Supreme Court to uphold it with a 5-4 margin claiming that they had a personal seance with George Washington, who told them that this is what he had in mind all along
So he’s not gonna try to nationalize Illinois’ Guard, he’s gonna use the Texas guard and deploy it to Illinois? That seems all sorts of wrong. It makes it more like an invading force…
I wonder if Pritzker has the balls to deploy the Illinois National Guard to prevent them from entering?
Yeah, the Roman military used to do the same. Lots of places they conquered, they’d recruit soldiers. But they’d always deploy those units in other places. Turns out, it’s easier to brutalise people who aren’t your neighbours.
The Chinese and Soviets did it all the time as well. Very common tactic to control resistance.
True
China still does.
It’s a lot easier to shoot people who you don’t identify as your fellow churchgoers and friendly neighbors especially when they demonize blue cities to subhuman levels for at least the last 40 years.
That would be an actual act of rebellion and kick off an incredibly destructive war. He’s far more likely to encourage nonviolent resistance and to try and get guardsmen from Texas to defect
Let’s be very fucking clear about this: Pritzker deploying the Illinois national guard would be an entirely justified and very legal act of defense. Trump attacking the state using the Texas guard is the act of war.
Justifiable absolutely. But justification doesn’t win wars or stop death.
Justification doesn’t really come into it. A state starting a shooting war with just national guard soldiers is a recipe for losing.
Guess we better do nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Or maybe deploy Illinois guard 1:1 for every Texas Guard member they send. Put body cams on all of them, too, streaming live…
deploying your military on your own population is one of the last things you want to do as a commander
Time for California to invade Texas while they are gone.
Saw this from 3 hours ago, looking like that’s not planned.
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Reread the text, this is from the IL National Guard
Youre right. Quote is of IL guard, but it’s the TX guard that’s likely to be deployed
Civil war lets go!
(I don’t like war, just in case that it was not clear)
If we end up in a civil war, does that mean election is cancelled?
This is the only
reliablepiece I can find online:From:
https://bbklaw.com/resources/postponing-a-presidential-election-and-the-law
Postponing an election has never been done in the history of the Republic. Not even when we were at war. Not even when we were at war with ourselves…
… So, when they do it, I expect the Supreme Court to uphold it with a 5-4 margin claiming that they had a personal seance with George Washington, who told them that this is what he had in mind all along
The Republicans hold a majority in both houses of Congress right now
Thank you, just found it: Republicans 220, Democrats 215.
Most of us do. Still kinda seems like it’s where we’re headed though
They’ll just help the texans.
I think the Illinois guard will be busy invading the White House…