Did I hear that the Pentagon has military police standing by for Minnesota

[malaise]

When will the other branches of the US government stop this fucking lunatic

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It's more Trump bluster.

The posse comitatus act prevents the use of federal military troops for the purpose of law enforcement except in the case of insurrection. What we have is civil unrest, not insurrection, which would be a situation where there's a
violent attempt to take over the state government. That isn't happening. Fatso can't do it.

[Mike 03]

2. Wow... It's true

Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
https://www.startribune.com/pentagon-puts-military-police-on-alert-to-go-to-minneapolis/570888601/

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests.

Soldiers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum in New York have been ordered to be ready to deploy within four hours if called, according to three people with direct knowledge of the orders. Soldiers in Fort Carson, in Colorado, and Fort Riley in Kansas have been told to be ready within 24 hours. The people did not want their names used because they were not authorized to discuss the preparations.

The get-ready orders were sent verbally on Friday, after President Donald Trump asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper for military options to help quell the unrest in Minneapolis after protests descended into looting and arson in some parts of the city.

Trump made the request on a phone call from the Oval Office on Thursday night that included Esper, National Security Advisor Robert O’ Brien and several others. The president asked Esper for rapid deployment options if the Minneapolis protests continued to spiral out of control, according to one of the people, a senior Pentagon official who was on the call.

I almost didn't believe it. Would Esper actually send them? Or will he do like Mattis and just blow smoke up Trump's ass and ignore him in the end???

[malaise]

4. THIS

The president asked Esper for rapid deployment options if the Minneapolis protests continued to spiral out of control, according to one of the people, a senior Pentagon official who was on the call.

[Zoonart]

3. When indeed?

WTAF? Where is the pressure for his ouster?

[spicysista]

5. Yes, you did!