• ryathal
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    7 months ago

    Pretty sure the Posse Comitatus act covers this.

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      7 months ago

      Didn’t stop Trump from trying, and it won’t stop Trump from trying again if he manages to win

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        7 months ago

        I’m not aware of the army being deployed on US soil. Maybe he said it, but that’s a long way from boots on the ground.

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      Yes, but that still doesn’t stop the deployment of the military in certain circumstances, like the LA Riots, the article goes over this.

      It’s already part of Project 2025 to invoke the insurrection act in a similar way, but on the nationwide protestors they expect in a second term Trump presidency.