Genuine question: why aren’t the governors (who are speaking out against these things) calling out their state’s National Guard to restore peace and deal with these violent DHS terrorists? I pluralized that because I’ve seen at least one report that it’s already happening in Kansas City as well and Chicago’s next on their list.
Is it because, during the Civil Rights movement, the National Guard was first called out to oppose integration but then the president ‘federalized’ it and ordered it to do the opposite, and now we need the opposite but that (letting the president take it over from the governors) set what is in the current situation a bad precedent?
Thanks, Obama.
Bush II, of course.
9/11, the gift that keeps on giving. At least I haven’t been seeing “post-9/11 world” being used for a while other than ironically and by the TSA.
“To avoid triggering innocent bystanders by the racist past of the Democratic Party, I would suggest they change their name.”
Christ, what an asshole.
And him, too.
He’s the same guy who thought masks had to be worn in the shower.
I had Gohmert once. Penicillin took care of that.
heads up. Propaganda coming through.
Federal agents likely permanently blinded by Portland protesters’ lasers, White House says (ny post)
Incidentally, does anyone else wonder why neo-Nazis and other trolls tend to overrun larger discussion fora? I suspect it’s partly paid spam.
He explained his reasoning in a 14-page decision. While the case involves allegations of harm done to protesters by law enforcement, he wrote, the plaintiff is not a protester. Beyond that, the state is not seeking redress for past harm done to protesters but rather an injunction against future conduct, which he called “an extraordinary form of relief.”
Mosman wrote that the state would have needed to make a “very particularized showing” in order to prove its standing to bring such a lawsuit.
“Because it has failed to do so — most fundamentally, because it has not shown it is vindicating an interest that is specific to the state itself — I find the State of Oregon lacks standing here and therefore deny its request for a temporary restraining order,” he concluded.
Rosenblum expressed her disappointment with the ruling in a statement issued Friday, saying she believes Oregonians have the right to know who is policing their streets and why peaceful protesters are being detained.
“While I respect Judge Mosman,” she added, “I would ask this question: If the state of Oregon does not have standing to prevent this unconstitutional conduct by unidentified federal agents running roughshod over her citizens, who does? Individuals mistreated by these federal agents can sue for damages, but they can’t get a judge to restrain this unlawful conduct more generally. Today’s ruling suggests that there may be no recourse on behalf of our state, and if so that is extremely troubling.”
There was a noticeable up-swing in right-wing activity on Instagram after the George Floyd protests began. I think they’re scared.
There are certainly some fake accounts created just for trolling. Some of them seem to be doing a job, others are just unhinged, and others are passionate provocateurs.
We’re beyond the pale. This is happening here now. It’s real.
Quoting that so I don’t have to repeat myself…
Ladies, Gentlemen, and others, I present to you the party that is desperately trying to claim Lincoln’s legacy…
I don’t COTTON to his attitude.