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5. "In doing so, the court at least provisionally REJECTED the Trump administration's view...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:45 PM

16 hrs ago

..that the situation on the ground is so chaotic that it justifies invoking a federal law that allows the president to call National Guard troops into federal service in extreme situations."

It's about fu*king time...

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Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois [View all] LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago OP

Was about to hit "post" BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #1

It is extremely rare when I manage to beat you LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #2

I was in the middle of washing up stuff from making cookie dough BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #4

Here is a link to the ruling LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #3

This looks like a 6-3 BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #6

"In doing so, the court at least provisionally REJECTED the Trump administration's view... Septua 16 hrs ago #5

can't believe i'd ever be saying this but Takket 16 hrs ago #7

Precisely. If he can't mobilize the Guard against imagined acts of insurrection in the streets . . . Journeyman 12 hrs ago #10

From Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #8

What?! The SCOTUS said, "No, Donny!!"? RussBLib 14 hrs ago #9

I wish I wasn't shocked by SCOTUS issuing a reasonable opinion. TomSlick 12 hrs ago #11

Dear Leader will NOT be pleased. Screw him Callie1979 11 hrs ago #12