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Joinfortmill

(19,071 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:42 PM 4 hrs ago

Heads Up: Harry Litman of Bluesky is stating Trump is considering invoking the Insurrection Act.

'Being continually foiled in his efforts to militarize US cities under 10 USC 1206, Trump is now threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act. Can he just get away with it, legally and politically? Looking forward to discussing w/ @jimsciutto.bsky.social on @cnn at 6:35 PM ET.'

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Heads Up: Harry Litman of Bluesky is stating Trump is considering invoking the Insurrection Act. (Original Post) Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago OP

Not obeying Trump is an insurrection? bucolic_frolic 4 hrs ago #1

Call me crazy, but wouldn't there have to be an actual insurrection going on somewhere? sop 4 hrs ago #2

Trump will--already has--invent an insurection--and most of the media will say ok. riversedge 4 hrs ago #3

When's a technicality ever stopped him? durablend 4 hrs ago #5

That is what he is trying to do now, on the pretense that it is impossible to enforce federal law lostincalifornia 4 hrs ago #4

bucolic_frolic

(52,637 posts)

1. Not obeying Trump is an insurrection?

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:44 PM

4 hrs ago

What does he make of J6?

sop

(16,320 posts)

2. Call me crazy, but wouldn't there have to be an actual insurrection going on somewhere?

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:47 PM

4 hrs ago

riversedge

(78,192 posts)

3. Trump will--already has--invent an insurection--and most of the media will say ok.

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:51 PM

4 hrs ago

durablend

(8,547 posts)

5. When's a technicality ever stopped him?

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:54 PM

4 hrs ago

lostincalifornia

(4,667 posts)

4. That is what he is trying to do now, on the pretense that it is impossible to enforce federal law

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:53 PM

4 hrs ago

without it.

The federal law being that ICE cannot do their job based on his executive orders.

With this supreme court anything is possible.

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