Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Philadelphia’s DA have warned troops they’ll face charges that Trump can’t save them from if they violate residents.
As Donald Trump floats expanding his authoritarian military crackdown to liberal-led cities beyond the nation’s capital, troops deployed to carry out his anti-democratic schemes might be at risk of prosecution themselves — and the pardon-happy president may not be able to save them.
Thus far, by my count, two Democrats in states that may find themselves targeted have vowed to spur local or state prosecutions — which couldn’t be overturned with a presidential pardon — for anyone who violate residents’ rights if and when the Trump administration expands its troop deployment.
Kudos to Gov Pritzker.
The instant boots touch the ground they are in violation of posse comitatus.
Arrest them all for treason and treat them as traitors were treated when it fucking meant something.
When the tit for tat gets up & going, someone please do something a little more proactive than saying you aren’t welcome here and we are going to use the system you won’t recognize against you. Glad I brought some heavy duty summer fold out chairs. Let’s see what September brings. I miss the days when we despised people for their College & NFL preferences come football time.
Yeah this reeks of “we’re gonna keep a list of all the things you fascists break while you’re invading us”
ooook well that’s scary, anything but paperwork
Believe me you, I am not happy about said occupation. I’m just not happy with the “We’re not on board with this” group. I wanna be part of the plan. I don’t live in Chicago. That isn’t important. Or else we’re gonna do it, wait a second. Hang on a moment. I dunno what we were talking about but yeah hopefully none of that bullshit is around any of ya’s. However, if need B. Slice, twist, shake & muddle. You know what to do.
Good. If we cannot get the felon in chief, let’s start going after those that are carrying out his criminal activities.
Pritzker should dispatch Illinois National Guard to shadow each out-of-state Guard member, 1:1, all with body cams streaming online
Wonder if after a few transgressions he can declare them a terrorist organization.
They should.
which couldn’t be overturned with a presidential pardon
Rofl
Threaten yah that is all the Dems are good at.
Says the people currently NOT impeaching trump for abusing his power
Governors lack the ability to impeach the President.
Yeah, and so does the whole democratic party apparently
We had too many idiotic and lazy voters and so Congress is run by conservatives. Too many people think the Democrats are “just as bad” and the conservatives and now here we are.
Correct, Republicans control Congress so the only way Trump could be impeached by Democrats is with Republican support.
That’s a wild way to write “democrats do fuck all”
Open carry is illegal in IL.
“911? There’s people walking around with rifles.”
Masked people.
911 every time.
"Please don’t turn around in DC, march into the oval office, and start shoving bayonets up my ass.
Please don’t do that! I – I’ll FINE you if you try to take out this 21st century dictator. You’ll have to pay money! Which you don’t have!
No! Don’t come to the white house and fuck me to death with a sword, then hang my bloddied corpse upside down from a telephone pole!"
merrick garland was too weak or was told to be
This is exactly what they should do.
It is among the things they should do.
They threaten to apply the law that’s supposed to be applied to everyone equally anyway?
I’m sure they’re shaking in their boots, if that’s a threat and not just… normality.
I get that things are concerning and stressful right now, but read the thing and think about it - they have to actually commit a criminal act to get arrested. He’s trying to head them off from doing it before it happens. The governor of California didn’t say something like this, but the governor of Illinois is saying it.
This is surely just a reminder that state law will still apply no matter what the orange idiot does. You can still use the reminder that normal laws will apply as a threat.
