The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire after she had reportedly received death threats.

State law enforcement is investigating the house fire on Edisto Beach which began at around 11:30 a.m. E.T. on Saturday, sources told local news outlet FITSNews.

Goodstein was reportedly not at home at the time of the fire, but at least three members of her family, including her husband, former Democratic state senator Arnold Goodstein, and their son, have been hospitalized with serious injuries. According to the St. Paul’s Fire District, which responded to the scene, the occupants had to be rescued via kayak. Law enforcement have not disclosed whether the fire is being investigated as an arson attack.

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      The Oregon National Guard, State Police, and all county sheriff’s along the Oregon border should place roadblocks, and refuse entry to their state by any out-of-state armed military or law enforcement entity.

      California should also close off their roadways to Oregon. Make them come in from Idaho or Nevada.

      If you want in so bad, try to shoot your way in. See how well that works out for you.

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        The truth is the voters in states like Oregon don’t actually have command of their own police forces. The police don’t answer to elected politicians. They’re an independent occupying force that answers only to themselves. And they support the regime.

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          The governors can’t arrest sherrifs? Mayors cant fire chiefs of police? Officers don’t follow orders?

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      Well I agree that is a bad move; it’s authoritarian, violent, expensive, unnecessary, and most likely unconstitutional.

      But does sending National Guard troops to another state constitute a civil war?

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        They are military forces from one state being sent to another, and the target state did not ask for it.

        Does the US deploying “peacekeeping” troops to an African nation constitute war? The people of Somalia who participated in the Battle of Mogadishu would probably think so.

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          So it was a civil war when National Guard troops were deployed in an attempt to quell the George Floyd uprising?

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              “invited” is questionable, I know my governor was pressured and put under duress in order to accept Trump’s national guard deployment during George Floyd.

              But what about a clearer example: President Eisenhower deployed National Guard troops to Arkansas to enforce the desegregation of schools. The national guard was explicitly not invited by the Governor of Arkansas. Was this a civil war?

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                That was Arkansas’ own National Guard, and the Mayor of Little Rock had actually asked for it to happen. The school district itself was also supportive. So no.

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      Correction, trump is trying to take the Texas troops. Texas is not involved in this dispute.

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        “I fully authorized the President to call up 400 members of the Texas National Guard to ensure safety for federal officials”

        That’s Texas Gov Abbott giving the rubber stamp to do it. The government of Texas is completely on board with this.