During a Tuesday hearing at the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the DOJ urged a three-judge panel to issue an emergency stay of a lower court order and allow the Trump administration’s deployment of the California National Guard to continue in Los Angeles — going so far as to argue a president’s federalization of militia can’t be second-guessed by the courts, even if the chief executive mobilized forces from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., simultaneously.

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          Russia

          Except they’re only interested in supporting factions that keep perpetually causing chaos.

          Russia can’t fight a war to save its life. So it needs opponents like America incapacitated and out of their imperialist affairs in Europe and Asia

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        17 hours ago

        You’re right. You are willing to rebel in order to keep your richest citizens from having to pay taxes. My mistake.

        EDIT: Also, to preserve slavery. You’ll take up arms for that, too.