Posted on 08/31/2020 11:44:57 AM PDT by rxsid
Over 1 In 4 U.S Presidents Have Used The Insurrection Act Now President Trump Should, Too.
The Act, originally signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807, provides President Trump with the ability to tackle the clear attempts at insurrection taking place in the United States today. In fact 12 U.S. Presidents have used it, from Jefferson himself to John F. Kennedy to George H.W. Bush during the Los Angeles riots.
If Trump dithers or delays further, the Biden campaigns latest attempt to portray the violence as Trumps fault may start to take hold.
TRUMP RIOTS
Clearly President Trumps solid base wont reject him on November 3rd, but there are people especially female voters (mothers) who are concerned this violence will spread to their suburbs and that the President needs to act before it does.
MSNBCs Donny Deutsch laid out the Democrats branding exercise in trying to bring violence to ordinary people and then blaming Trump for not doing anything about it
AntiFa and Black Lives Matter have already begun running through residential neighborhoods in cities like Washington, D.C., screaming if we dont get no justice, you dont get no sleep.
How long can it be before theyre knocking on doors, breaking through windows, smashing cars and other private property?
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Trump has the Authority. Its right there, enshrined in the Constitution followed by federal law.
Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution is commonly referred to as the Supremacy Clause. It establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions. It prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers, and from assuming any functions that are exclusively entrusted to the federal government.
Regarding the federal government's constitutional powers...
U.S Constitution - Article 4, Section 4:
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
10 U.S. Code CHAPTER 13INSURRECTION
10 U.S. Code §?252.Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority
Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion.
10 U.S. Code §?253.Interference with State and Federal law
The President, by using the militia or the armed forces, or both, or by any other means, shall take such measures as he considers necessary to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, if it(1)so hinders the execution of the laws of that State, and of the United States within the State, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or
(2)opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.
In any situation covered by clause (1), the State shall be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws secured by the Constitution.
The president has the authority to safeguard the Constitutional rights of United States citizens within the territory of the United States where the state &/or local governments fail those United States citizens.
Past presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act 19 times, both with the request of the Governor of the affected state, and without their request. Note that every one of those 19 previous invocations of the act, were due to violence or disorder in a single city or single state/territory. President Trump invoking the act due to NATION WIDE violence, looting, arson and depravity of civil rights is certainly lawful and warranted.
List of invocations of Insurrection Act
Notice something about the incidents where the states did NOT ask for help, but the feds went in anyway? ALL having to do with race/race relations.
Prior to the 1807 Insurrection Act, President Washington used his federal authority and personally lead nearly 13,000 militia to put down a rebelion on the enactment of an excise tax.
In January 1791, President George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton proposed a seemingly innocuous excise tax "upon spirits distilled within the United States, and for appropriating the same."1 What Congress failed to predict was the vehement rejection of this tax by Americans living on the frontier of Western Pennsylvania. By 1794, the Whiskey Rebellion threatened the stability of the nascent United States and forced President Washington to personally lead the United States militia westward to stop the rebels.
George Washington reviewing the troops being deployed against the Whiskey Rebellion - Washington Reviewing the Western Army, at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, ca.1795....
However, by 1794 the protests became violent. In July, nearly 400 whiskey rebels near Pittsburgh set fire to the home of John Neville, the regional tax collection supervisor. Left with little recourse and at the urgings of Secretary Hamilton, Washington organized a militia force of 12,950 men and led them towards Western Pennsylvania, warning locals "not to abet, aid, or comfort the Insurgents aforesaid, as they will answer the contrary at their peril.
The calling of the militia had the desired effect of essentially ending the Whiskey Rebellion. By the time the militia reached Pittsburgh, the rebels had dispersed and could not be found. The militia apprehended approximately 150 men and tried them for treason. A paucity of evidence and the inability to obtain witnesses hampered the trials. Two men, John Mitchell and Philip Weigel, were found guilty of treason, though both were pardoned by President Washington. By 1802, then President Thomas Jefferson repealed the excise tax on whiskey.
Like RUSH is saying, the President is not going to blow his cool on this. Everyone knows it’s the Dems ruing their own cities.
Over 1 In 4
Uhhh what?
And just trying to protect federal buildings in Portland got them to accuse him of bringing out the jack boot thugs. They are just daring him to act unilaterally. Maybe after the election, but until then, they have to ask for his help. He’s made that abundantly clear.
I love our president Donald Trump BECAUSE he is not a politician. He isn’t handling this like any other president before him, he is handling it as a fresh, highly intelligent business man.
Recently a shady ex investor has released MY software. And while everyone is yelling me act swiftly, my method is to let them sink themselves. Something from the pages of The Art of the Deal.
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There was a reason he bothered to mention the Insurrection Act.
He has both warned the Governors of the States experiencing the riots they must do something and also let them know what would happen should they continue to do nothing.
Trump threw the ball on their side of the net and it is now up to them to take action or face the consequences.
AntiFa and Black Lives Matter have already begun running through residential neighborhoods in cities like Washington, D.C.
If I can make the distinction why cant the media.
Never happen. That is exactly what the left wants to say Trump is taking over. The Democrats are for open borders, defunding the police, releasing prisoners, soft on crime, etc. All Trump has to do is keep offering to send in troops and have the Democrats reject it. We're two months from the election. Wait until after the election.
It’s easy. No federal troops. Just federalize the local cops and then issue an executive order with the following instructions: “No More Mister Nice Guy”.
Exactly, just because the media thinks their and their Dems lies will change reality, ain't gonna happen.
OCTOBER SURPRISE. We can only pray.
“Clearly President Trumps solid base wont reject him on November 3rd, but there are people especially female voters (mothers) who are concerned this violence will spread to their suburbs”
Are these the same ones who have been screaming and yelling for Trump to come save their city because their mayors and governors are incompetent? Yup, they were going to vote for Trump too.
“He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.”
Psalm 7:15-16
Lots of this truth in the Psalms and Proverbs.
I have a feeling a LOT of them are going to face the consequences after the election. Perhaps the very next day.
Pres Trump is having his press briefing today at 5:30.
Need at least 1,000 rounds by October 15.
Bump for reference
I tend to agree. (Where's the 'like button' when you need it? :) )
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