The 1807 law, which allows the military to conduct civilian law enforcement activities under certain circumstances, hasn’t been used since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Invoking the insurrection act against the most powerful and populous states in the union without even a figleaf of justification would be a wild unforced error.
Things must be worse for the fasc than we thought if they’re making telegraphing desperation moves like this
They’re being blamed for the shutdown and the economic self-inflicted self-own. So they’re holding more of the bag than Dems right now and even the cult isn’t happy with the Epstein files non-release. They’ve still got their cult beast on a leash but it’s upset and needs some meat to distract it and aim it at something/someone else like Mamdani.
Invoking the insurrection act against the most powerful and populous states in the union without even a figleaf of justification would be a wild unforced error.
Things must be worse for the fasc than we thought if they’re making telegraphing desperation moves like this
They’re being blamed for the shutdown and the economic self-inflicted self-own. So they’re holding more of the bag than Dems right now and even the cult isn’t happy with the Epstein files non-release. They’ve still got their cult beast on a leash but it’s upset and needs some meat to distract it and aim it at something/someone else like Mamdani.
I’m curious as to why you think it would backfire?