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  • Trump Revolution: Federalized of the Guard for Domestic Missions

    From ltlee1@ltlee1@hotmail.com (ltlee1) to soc.culture.china,alt.politics.usa on Tue Jun 10 13:03:29 2025
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    "Kim L. Scheppele, a professor of international affairs, told DW that US President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles may be the harbinger of a "constitutional
    revolution.""


    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-inviting-legal-challenges-with-national-guard-order/video-72849503
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  • From A. Filip@anfi@onionmail.org to soc.culture.china,alt.politics.usa on Tue Jun 10 16:04:35 2025
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    ltlee1@hotmail.com (ltlee1) wrote:
    "Kim L. Scheppele, a professor of international affairs, told DW that US President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles may be the harbinger of a "constitutional revolution.""

    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-inviting-legal-challenges-with-national-guard-order/video-72849503

    IMHO Deploying "federalized" National Guards to protect federal
    buildings may fly quite easily under current SCOTUS [A].

    It allows to keep strong forces at the scene. The rules _MAY_ be
    changed later using any "suitable" excuse. IMHO It is a not so subtle
    threat. Protecting ONLY federal property and personal redirects
    protests/riots "elsewhere" which may be politically handy.

    [A] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amid-la-protests-officials-rules-force-national-guard/story?id=122670457
    June 9, 2025, 6:03 PM;

    The Marines and the National Guard personnel deployed amid the
    protests in to Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of force
    and will not be engaging crowds unless necessary, according to two
    U.S. officials.
    That means they are tasked with protecting federal buildings and
    federal personnel only -- they will not patrol U.S. streets or try to
    detain protesters to assist police, the officials said.
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    A. Filip
    | I wish a robot would get elected president. That way, when he came to town, | we could all take a shot at him and not feel too bad. (Jack Handey)
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  • From ltlee1@ltlee1@hotmail.com (ltlee1) to soc.culture.china,alt.politics.usa on Wed Jun 11 13:30:30 2025
    From Newsgroup: soc.culture.china

    IMHO Deploying "federalized" National Guards to protect federal
    buildings may fly quite easily under current SCOTUS [A].

    It allows to keep strong forces at the scene. The rules _MAY_ be
    changed later using any "suitable" excuse. IMHO It is a not so subtle
    threat. Protecting ONLY federal property and personal redirects protests/riots "elsewhere" which may be politically handy.

    That is what Prof. Kim L. Scheppele thinks too. I also agree with her
    that in some sense Trump is starting some kind of constitutional
    revolution.

    The question is whether such revolution would lead to better democracy
    in the US. Put it differently, is state right still necessary for US electocracy to thrive?
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