Trump orders Hegseth to form National Guard unit in each state to combat crime, protests : illinois@midwest.social

submitted 1 year ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/illinois@midwest.social

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That's not even remotely legal.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago

It's not illegal if the president does it.

From memory, Nixon said that to Frost?

Then the supreme court codified it for Trump.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Exactly as many of us and the California state government said was going to happen if the courts didn't stop the Trump admin.