| lind... | He is not a King with unlimited unchecked power!!!!!! Impeach this un-American already and put us out of our misery!! |
| joej... | Follow the laws and the answer is obvious. Trump continues to be a lawbreaking criminal. |
| mr.f... | They state should have the only right to deploy their National Guards. |
| slw6... | The President has no clue about what is actually happening on cities. |
| oneo... | Oregon is a train wreck that they caused themselves. The ppl I've talked to from that state actually like what they have. Let them deal with it. |
| ewal... | If there is criminal activity that the state is refusing or unable to address, then yes |
| kevi... | Won’t we all work together to fix the problem. Pick up the phone….. |
| mcma... | 2A was created to protect us from this type of tyrannical overreach. |
| kvas... | Traitor Don has already engaged in Civil War II. He's sending armed military troops into American cities! What else is that if not civil war. Let's avoid the bloodshed this time. If Traitor Don and his Maggot Heads want to secede from the union, let them go. The rest of us can lead civilized, peaceful lives while they wallow in their own hatred and ignorance. |
| jgtr... | Someone needs to clean up the massive crime in the US. Maybe we should be upset at all the criminal activity. Think about all the victims. |
| jjjm... | no guard for what police do |
| dr.s... | Gross what he is doing! Unconstitutional |
| ksdb... | I believe the executive branch has the legal authority to activate and deploy national guard troops, just not sure if it is the right thing to do. |
| meg.... | In states where drugs and rampant homelessness are ruining cities, where rioting and thieves are taking over, government needs to intervene. Obviously cops can't do shit to stop these violent outbreaks. Make the cities safe again! |
| sund... | If the government or Govenor of that state is not requesting assistance from the National Guard my personal belief the President is interfering and overreaching their authority. |
| lora... | Yes,We need to clean up the crimes in these blue cities. People should have to put up with lawlessness in the US. This is totally unacceptable. Illegal immigrants should all be deported and if they want to immigrate to the US, we have a legal process. |
| bria... | No police state, especially ahead of elections! |
| mrmi... | Without a request and approval from the governor of the state, it is a blatant violation of the Constitution and should be justification for removal from office. The administration is waging war against it’s own citizens |
| andy... | Trump can barely tie his shoes let alone make decisions on emergencies |
| thos... | On the specific facts of this proposed deployment, Judge Immergut is entirely correct in blocking this nonsense. On the question of whether there could ever be a set of facts allowing the president to lawfully deploy the national guard to or within a state whose governor opposes it, of course that is possible. |
| kjla... | Just another step in crushing democracy |
| eric... | Not this current joke of a president |
| hine... | All states are part of the Republic and must maintain law and order because it effects the other states and the image of the country to other countries, which can have financial and security issues. There must be a third party investigation that is objective and which actually polls the police force without there being repercussions to them to prevent the states from covering up their problems. When there is obvious violence going on in the streets on the national news it is obvious that the local police are overloaded and need help. Whether their overload is because of local state cuts or an increase in criminal activity or both isn't an issue to debate until after the crime is stopped and a true evaluation can be done. We have the technology now in the news and radio and cell phones, etc. to know when there are things going on that are illegal and when a local politician says "everything is under control" it is a lie and insult to others to not take action. |
| cica... | Not without that state, governor or mayor specifically requesting it, which they are not. The governor of New Mexico did call out the National Guard on her state for crime issues. That is her prerogative as the governor. But his status specifically requesting that the National Guard do not be deployed in their state that needs to be respected. |
| swol... | If state and local government are unable or unwilling to enforce laws, maintain a safe environment and protect property the federal government should be able to do so. When natural disasters occur the federal government provides aid and relief and is chastised for not doing so quickly. |
| amia... | For certainty, the Pres. DOES have that authority it is embedded in the USA constitution. |
| jrit... | Portland is fine. |
| mike... | State issue not federal. |
| supi... | This is completely antithetical to our American values and our American way of life |
| j2jp... | The United States are still a republic. Miriam Webster defines this as such, "Democracy and republic both refer to government in which supreme power resides in its citizens. This was the important distinction at the time of the founding of the United States, as such a government is in direct contrast with monarchy, in which supreme power belongs to the king or queen alone. In part because that context was clear to everyone involved in the American Revolution, democracy and republic were used interchangeably in the late 1700s. Both words meant that the power to govern was held by the people rather than a monarch, as in England." |
| typm... | When the states cannot protect the citizens AND taxpayers from lawlessness, then the federal government MUST. |
| greg... | Really? This guys approach is terrifying |
| porz... | To eradicate criminal illegals. Moving on. |
| dick... | Only to protect federal property or personnel, and the only if the state has filed to do so. |
| kare... | Dictator! |
| hols... | Trump should be impeached |
| toni... | President Trump -is not mentally stable- |
| dhso... | Civil war is the worst evil of all |
| jmcc... | Just say no to authoritarian government. |
| pfor... | Absolutely not! Only under extreme circumstances and this is not it!! The Orange Man is demonstrating exactly why it can't be a normal operation!! |
| pame... | It’s overreach |
| jeff... | Unfortunately we learned the tragedy of deploying the national Guard at Kent State in the late 1960s. |
| grac... | This is beyond an abuse of power. |
| brad... | This has nothing to do with security and everything to do with Trump flailing around acting like a tough guy. |
| csbr... | You would think he would be going after conservative white male domestic terrorists. Anything to create noise, that’s what pedophiles and their supporters do. |
| ther... | These people are out of control. They are domestic terrorists. |
| slro... | Not right it’s third world politics |
| sung... | absolutely no. |
| lang... | He’s using Mussolini’s playbook. Stop him now! |
| miri... | Why invest millions in fixing something that doesn't need to be fixed. Use the money to help people rather than for a personal agenda. |
| juli... | Trump is heading us toward authoritarian and military rule. This is not what this country is about!! |
| daou... | He doesn’t have the authority |
| kats... | Over 74% of voters are in favor of having on going vandalism, continued destructive protests, violence against officers and crime of all sorts against the innocent population of Oregon. Has their government totally lost their minds???? |
| tagi... | It's not needed. It's political! |
| jeff... | Abuse of Presidential power, as most of his actions are! |
| jose... | How about Red states with high crime? |
| stcr... | This is bias news reporting!! |
| pjpa... | As a Trump supporter I disagree with his use of National Guard troops in states that don't support it while I do support using the same FBI Tactical SWAT teams Biden used to raid many Conservatives homes and then arrest and charge the paid agitators with attacking federal agents. |
| jmla... | We have a career criminal as the first elected dictator in America. Trump has defied the obligations of business ethics, fair dealing, decency, honesty and now the law, with impunity his entire adult life. The man belongs in jail. |
| must... | totally unconstitutional |
| rmby... | Republicans have been pushing everything back to the states to handle. Funny how that changes when they want to use the power for their own disgusting pograms. |
| usct... | The National Guard is not purposed for immigration and crime prevention. They are not trained to pull weeds and maintain the National Mall. This is performance politics by Trump and a misuse of power. |
| perm... | If local law enforcement is either prohibited from or unable to protect federal law enforcement and federal property, then the National Guard should be deployed. In addition, if anti-police policies have so depleted the law enforcement officers in any particular city and the citizens are suffering rampant crime at the hands of criminals who have become emboldened by lack of judicial punishment, National Guard troops should be used as in Washington, D.C. |
| ende... | I believe the answer is a clear NO in this time and situation. I see this along with other exercises from Trump and the administration as clear signs of over stepping his executive branch. Other times I believe I have seen state member not get ahead of a bad situation such as Baltimore 10+ yrs ago. When the assistance was needed sooner |
| jvda... | If the States governors need additional troop support, they can request it themselves. |
| fnpn... | Elected officials are ignoring the citizens of these ravaged cities. Also, the angle of these blue cities is to basically burn them down and get federal funding and pad their cronies’ pockets. This is sort of like the state Board Of Education season control over a local Board of Education because they are miserably failing. Citizens get fed up and reactions often lag behind elections. |
| nmik... | The loudest voice and use of violence are usually liberals. Portland has good people trying to put up with the crime and destruction these idiots brought on. Use of force to crush crime, gangs and illegals is warranted since the spineless bought off local gov won’t protect law abiding folks |
| walk... | The question is flawed. This started as protection of federal property and federal employees and has grown due to lack of enforcement by local authorities. So ask the real question |
| jjba... | They should give notice but not consent |
| alex... | This is how you fucking get Putin. |
| pmor... | This is not an absolute yes or no answer. The president with true probable cause should people send National Guard for troops to protect the interest of the United States yet it must prove that is necessary, for example natural, disasters, a state, territory, or community being attacked or overwhelmed by a foreign or domestic conflict. This should not happen at the wheel of the President, who is trying to control the narrative for political, or profit for himself, a group or political supporters benefits |
| amow... | This site has a very liberal viewership! |
| chri... | the conditions in each city do not qualify for this type of interference |
| arz_... | The question carries a premise of ambiguity and begs the question - under what circumstances should the President have the authority to deploy without state consent? Currently, there are circumstances to justify sending national armed forces or the national guard to ANY US city. There is no constitutional provision or federal statute granting the President authority to arbitrarily declare emergencies. |
| jayw... | The National Guard is to be used to back up regular military troops where they have been disbursed or when the local Government feels their local law enforcement authority and emergency service personnel ae inadequate to meet situational needs. This is a call to be made only by local government. |
| creo... | Looks like most of your replies are Confederate leaning and you have forgotten the civil rights act 1964 |
| cger... | Progressive Leftist love Criminals and crime. It is through fear that they control the Sheeple who vote for them. |
| jsie... | LA is a filthy mess and needs to be cleaned up. Furniture and trash and homeless all over. Bass and Newsome doing nothing to clean it up. Let Trump get it all cleaned up |
| amyr... | If the states are failing to provide protection and a clean living/working environment for citizens and businesses then Federal Govt should be allowed to provide such services. |
| bob.... | Disruptive, anti-American, aggressive, dangerous, militarily weakening and destructive to morale. |
| miah... | But the federal government should |
| over... | This happened in Little Rock in 1959. Its nothing new. |
| jtcn... | Depends whether constitutional or if there is a need for National Security. National Guard is needed then yes, protect American citizens. |
| joyo... | State consent should be a requirement |
| nanc... | What this administration is doing is trying to destroy democracy in this country with their racist authoritarian policies. We can’t let that happen! |
| davi... | Wouldn't the population affected by blight and crime want the Ciy cleaned up? And if the deployment saves just one life, isn't it worth it? |
| akrc... | Peaceful protest should be allowed in a democracy. Freedom of speech must be protected. |
| trdy... | No definitely not!! This is a fascist / Nazi gestapo act. Trump is not a president of the people, instead he is a president for his own agenda. |
| crai... | Crime, violence and drug infested homeless camps are out of control in these cities. When the city and state does not protect its citizens, the federal government must step in to protect the majority who do not want to live this way. |
| stjo... | Less Federal gov. in State Goverment . Consider a a Libertarian approach . |
| spro... | We dont need another summer of love. |
| tkl7... | The President is continuing to state excessive crime with no evidence or data. Also, the with the amount of money it’s costing the taxpayer would be better spent supporting local law enforcement. The crime rate will never be zero without infinite spending. |
| pete... | America is set up so that States have their own powers and rights, something Republicans have always supported. There is no evidence to suggest that anything has arisen which would require the States' rights to be in any way diluted. |
| john... | Who and where are the people who say this is okay? |
| jabe... | You can’t allow politics and politicians to destroy what we’ve built. |
| syst... | Although states are independent, they are still within the greater United States. When. They can’t function, then the federal government can step in to solve the problem. |
| gwal... | These sanctuary cities are being looted and overrun by liberal politicians. Something has to be done to stop the crime wave from destroying all of these nice cities that are by liberal judges and politicians. |
| coch... | President should not wield such power, particularly as a means to deflect attention away from himself and his errors. |
| milt... | Republican use to be the ones crying about the importance of protecting state's rights. So what is the deal with them trampling on their own values? Trump is acting with impunity against our constitution, a documents he swore to uphold. But there is no honor in this man who is motivated not by practicality and reason, but by revenge and punishment of his enemies. Anyone can see there is no urgency or crisis to justify breaking a state's sovereignty. Besides, major cities have realized that police or military force cannot stop the violence in our cities, but confronting the 1% of people they know are likely to shoot or be shot. Crime numbers are down because of this. Why waste of tax money on such a political show of senseless force? Has any drug war ever been won or stopped the drugs??? |
| twin... | Absolutely NOT!!! This so-called president is causing and escalating unrest and bankrupting america leaving americans penniless while he pads his pockets and all his billionaire friends pockets with OUR MONEY!!! He has wasted our money funding trips for military generals so he can hold them in a conference and degrade them!!! IMPEACH - IMPEACH - IMPEACH!!! |
| cmmn... | The safety of the public should be priority. If political differences between a governor and President are putting the public at risk, then the Federal government should step in to maintain order. Remember the Ccivil War? |
| dave... | This is nothing more than an authoritarian power grab and definitely should not be allowed in the US! |
| kold... | It's illegal. He does not have the authority. |
| char... | I live in Texas. I am not supportive of our Texas Gov Abbot. I hope we can vote him out ! |
| tubi... | If their state officials will not maintain the core values of the ‘UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’. then our PRESIDENT MUST STEP IN or they should withdraw from the Union! This is the UNITED States of America! LOVE IT or LEAVE IT! |
| angb... | This is presidential overreach. |
| rebb... | Because the consolidation of power in the executive branch is a great threat to our democracy. |
| abel... | He is losing his mind he is not able to run our country needs to be stopped |
| mrse... | I answered “yes” but I don’t think that Trump should exercise his authority at this time as there is really no reason to send troops. The reason I answered “yes” is because I remembered troops being sent to Little Rock by Eisenhower to enforce integration over the objections of the governor, Orval Faubus. |
