Judge rules Trump illegally deployed the National Guard in California
Appeals court pauses ruling that Trump illegally deployed National Guard to California
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump acted illegally in deploying the National Guard to address protests in the Los Angeles area.
In a ruling issued Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote that such use of the National Guard was a violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution and exceeded the statutory authority granted to the president.
The order, which takes effect Friday, says the administration must return control of the California National Guard to the state of California.
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Doesn’t he have immunity now?
They may not be able to prosecute him, but they can make him stop what he's doing. Theoretically.
Might be true, but since the orders are illegal, the NG are following illegal orders if they continue, meaning potential court martial (depending on many factors).
He does, but anyone following illegal orders doesn’t. Sure, he could pardon them, but only after a long, expensive, and potentially life-changing legal battle after which they’re convicted.
That doesn’t sound like a fight most regular troops should want to gamble on.
It's already been paused on appeal.
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The legal system is just not equipped to deal with the threat implied by Trump.
In the US it seems like judges are just another executive arm of the government anyway.
The few actual judges still considering the law just get perpetually paused with appeals and what have you.
The National Guard should release all arrested protesters, return to base and tell the Governor of California that they are "reporting for duty". If not, they are traitors (already before but then even more so).
Temporary order while they consider it. Could still go either way.
The past year doesn't give me the feeling that this will change anything.
Trump is still free and doing his dumbevil stuff
Need more Democrats to sit and wave cardboard signs. Need more protests to run head first into riot shields. Need more leftist to leave social media spaces wide open. Need more Faygo.
Then maybe things will be different
Well said.
Too right. Dove and Hawk scenario.
He will just ignore it, and double down. Nothing will happen.
Nothing will happen.
The judge might get fired.
Or at least get right wing death threats and have any security stripped away, followed by being doxxed by the head of the judicial branch and DOJ.
The question is whether the California National Guard will follow Trump's orders or Newsom's orders in a situation where a court has ruled that Newsom is who they currently work for.
It's been paused on appeal...
Within an hour an appeals judge put a 1 week stay on the ruling. Fucking corrupt judges
The legal system in which the poor languish in jail for years awaiting trial moves extremely quickly when it wants to.
The system is not broken, it's working as intended, and thus must be destroyed.
I'm sure that means there will be repercussions
Jail time, no doubt
"Oooooohhhhhh, you broke the law, president trump!"
".......yeah? And?"
And nothing happened.
No no you don't understand... The PRESIDENT broke a law... This is like yuge. America won't stand for this.
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Hello fellow millennial or older.
Wouldn’t it be nice if rulings against the talibangelical dictatorship actually carried any weight anymore?
Y'all Qaeda at it again
Okay?
Nothing matters without a consequence. Show me a judge who will put a warrant out on Trump and enforce it.
It's paused on appeal now, but there was never going to be a consequence for Trump personally because he'd argue "official act." There'd only be the return of control of the CA National Guard troops to Governor Newsom So they could be sent to help with wildfire situations, for instance. Then again, will people even trust them to help with an evacuation anymore?
Yeah, everyone should remember that the Supreme Court fucked you all by paving the way for this, and the rest of the Legislative branch as well by either ignoring their duty or actively supporting a massive overreach in power and outright ignoring existing limits.
Don't worry, Chuck Schumer will lower his glasses a little and give Trump a stern look from across town.
Then come up with six strongly word questions and send them an email!!! Got em!!!
Awesome, so... I don't expect him to be arrested or impeached, or for there to even be an investigation or anything.
I'm hoping for something more realistic like taking away his screen time for the weekend, or at least till he says he's sowwy.
Such an optimist. I’m hoping for a clear declaration of illegality so the guardsmen involved have no excuses for knowing it’s an illegal order. I hope it will support any with the courage to stand up for the law, and will dissuade any cowards with the expectation they will face jail time
He doesn't get arrested, but we do. He wont be in prison, but we are.
He'd never get his screen time back in that case.
He will never, ever apologize for anything he does.
Really? I figure he'd give one of those patented "I'm sorry... That you're an offended little liberal snowflake who totally sucks!" style apologies and it'd be accepted as if it were genuine.
And then what?
Oh I know! Those checks and balances start working!
Any day now, annnnnny day.
Now punish him! Do it! 😬
That means all those troops were following illegal orders.
Exactly, stop going after trump. Go after every officer and government agents who followed those orders. See how fast they enforce his bullshit when they’re facing personal consequences
Can’t that asshole just pardon them though?
Lock them all up. Pure evil. Orders should always be considered against the interpretation of law. Don’t they teach these idiots anything in boot camp?
But the the military say they don't follow illegal orders. What's an illegal order? Well they don't really know but they definitely don't follow them!