Timothy Birdnow

Gavin Newsom Dealt Major Blow as Ninth Circuit Unanimously Rules Trump Can Keep National Guard Troops Deployed in LA

Remember, the Ninth Circuit is the most Liberal court in the land and THEY ruled against Nuisance, er, Newsom.

The President is the supreme commander of all armed forces, including the National Guard. And while Posse Comitatas forbids deploying troops (and it can be interpreted as regulars while the National Guard is not exactly RA) it allows it in cases of insurgency or in cases of extreme violence. While no President has done this for a while without the approval of the state governor it has been common in times past. Since California has repeatedly failed to utilize the National Guard in emergencies, at least properly, Mr. Trump had few options. And had he ignored this violence would have spread across the country; there is a reason why the "No Kings" protests only saw violence in a few cities controlled by Democrats with Democrat state Governors.

If Lyndon Johnson could use National Guard troops to keep order during race rioting then why can't Trump use them to keep order during Illegal alien rioting? Johnson sent the Guard to Alabama during the Civil Rights protests.

Gavin Newsom, the man who let L.A. burn, claimed victory because the Ninth Circuit said no President can control the National Guard based solely on their whim. Trump never argued he could.

Newsom reminds me of the knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail who, after Arthur severs all his limbs, offers to call it a draw. When Arthur refuses he threatens to bit his ankles. THAT is the good Governor these days.

Newsom's political future is finis!

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