Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Portland

[orangecrush]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Monday said he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to justify sending federal troops into Portland, Ore., and avoid any legal hurdles.

Trump in remarks from the Oval Office likened the situation in Portland to an “insurrection,” though he said he had yet to make a decision on invoking the Insurrection Act.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5541608-portland-protests-trump-insurrection/

[Lovie777]

1. This has to stop..............

[bucolic_frolic]

2. He threatened that in 2020. Is it a bone to eastern Oregon MAGA territory?

Why doesn't he go up there and wave his Bible upside down? Get that old magic going again.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Gaslighting every step of the way.

January 6, 2020/D.C.: No insurrection

October 6, 2025/Portland: INSURRECTION!!!!!

[Kid Berwyn]

24. Seems SCROTUS Six are co-conspirators.

John Roberts and Co. belong in prison.

[JoseBalow]

4. Humanitarian drumpf cares about the wellbeing of our citizens

"Stop the testing."

[dweller]

5. And our elections

“ stop the counting ! “





✌🏻

[Skittles]

6. well isn't that special

the fucktard who incited an insurrection wants to invoke the Insurrection Act

fascist fuck

[orangecrush]

7. Its easy to see where this is heading.

[Skittles]

10. yes

yes, it won't be something we did nazi coming

[joshdawg]

23. Wouldn't it be nice to see tomorrow's headline:

TRUMP DEAD!!!
Overdose of macdonald's hamberders.


I can only wish.

[AKwannabe]

9. Came here to say something like this. No need

Well said Skittles

[CosmicSloth]

8. TACO

...lather, rinse repeat.

[North Coast Lawyer]

11. that's always been the plan

It's pretty damn obvious that this has always been Trump's end game.

His lap dogs at the Supreme Court will can yet another opportunity to real Trump in. I'm not holding my breath.

[ancianita]

12. If he tries, will the 9th Circuit (Justice Kagan's district) or SCOTUS stop him.

Because the non-maga justices know that the felon's goal is to eventually declare martial law, which suspends the US Constitution and InstituteS military control over civilian parts of government.

And yes, in preparation for that Hegseth and trump have created a lawless sector within the military that would betray their oaths.

The signs are clear.

trump's unstated goal is military dictatorship -- originally sold to the public, lest we forget, as only "dictator on day one."

from DeepMind AI:

Insurrection Act vs. martial law
The Insurrection Act is not the same as declaring martial law, which involves the temporary takeover of civilian government functions by the military.

While martial law can lead to a temporary suspension of certain civil liberties, the president does not have the constitutional authority to unilaterally declare it or suspend the writ of habeas corpus without Congress's consent.

Limitations on presidential power
The Insurrection Act is a law passed by Congress that empowers the president to act under specific, limited circumstances, as opposed to an inherent executive power to suspend the Constitution.
While the president has broad discretion to invoke the act, it is intended for use as a last resort in a crisis that overwhelms civilian authorities. [Which he intends to do by occupying blue states.]

Historical use of the Insurrection Act has often occurred when state authorities were unwilling or unable to protect constitutional rights, as seen during the Civil Rights Movement.

Legal scholars have called for reform to the outdated law to
a) define the criteria for invocation more clearly,
b) impose time limits, and
c) allow for mandated judicial review.

[TomSlick]

14. The criteria for the act cannot be met.

The states are capable of enforcing the civil law.

[ancianita]

15. Understood. Yet, he's sure some city or state can be provoked by his unremoved military occupation.

[Septua]

17. He's constructing a "reality"...

..to suit his needs and further his agenda.

[ancianita]

18. Which is...?

... which are? what agenda?

Please elaborate?

[Septua]

21. To be King of America

Everything he's doing is some form of what previous dictators did to achieve dictatorship. He has control over Congress, control over the military, control over DOJ and thumbs his nose at Constitutional limits on his authority. It's just a matter of time before he decides to ignore court rulings against him and who's going to make him do otherwise?

But you knew all that...right?

The Five Steps Towards Autocracy

https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-five-steps-towards-autocracy

[Septua]

22. ..or maybe it's just distraction...

..from the Epstein files or low approval ratings.

[Justice matters.]

20. What good it does to reform to the outdated law when...

the new dictator in town (DC) does not care about any law?

(And the repukes in Congress don't care that he doesn't care about any law.)

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. And how far behind will Chicago be?

ICE thugs are already tear gassing CPD here.

[pfitz59]

16. The nation is under siege

by an outlaw regime

[Bayard]

19. Okay, how do we combat this?

It doesn't sound like something a lawsuit will cure. I think its in our immediate future, and we better start game planning.

Our military swears an oath to protect the Constitution, not the president, not the president's whims. I wish we had a means to re-enforce that with them.

I haven't seen anything from Michael Beschloss, presidential historian, in quite awhile, and can't find anything online. I'd like to hear his take on all this.