[Publius]

When Arkansas ignored a Supreme Court decision in 1957, President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne into Little Rock with bayonets drawn and orders to kill any white people who dared to raise their hands in defiance to federal authority.

So yes, the president will send in troops.

[Lurker]

Obama ain’t Eisenhower.

[itsahoot]

President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne into Little Rock

First he Federalized the Arkansas National Guard, which limited the States powers, to resist.