Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Civil War?

   As the Republican president sends federal agents into Democratic-controlled American cities to deal with protests, local officials point out that the forces are not wanted, have not been requested, and violate the Constitution.
   So what if he sends them in anyway, as he has threatened, to Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other cities where there has been no violence?
   He has already sent forces into Portland, Oregon, and those troops wear camouflage outfits, without identification, drive unmarked vehicles and arrest people nowhere near federal properties.
   The consequence of a federal government sending troops into cities, bypassing local and state security forces, can swiftly lead to autocratic control or even a confrontation between independent local forces and an unwanted federal interference.
   Granted, he has not (yet) sent in active duty military forces, since that would be an even more clear violation of the Constitution, but he has sent in members of other federal security forces -- highly questionable in itself, since they have not been requested, wear military style camouflage gear and do not identify themselves.

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