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GryffenStrong's avatar

Hi, hope you had a great time! Does invoking that act mean he has control of everything and cannot be removed legally? Hello from Scotland!

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✊Rebel Girl's avatar

Hello back! No, invoking the Insurrection Act would not give him control of everything, nor would it make him immune from legal removal. The big question here is: would this Republican led Congress and/or right wing supermajority on the Supreme Court act when necessary?

The President remains subject to the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, judicial review, and the established processes for removal from office. Those established processes are: impeachment and removal by Congress, OR the invocation of provisions of the 25th Amendment. Even when the Insurrection Act IS invoked, the Constitution and its protections for civil liberties do not disappear.

Invoking the Insurrection Act is NOT a declaration of martial law, which typically involves the military taking over civilian government functions. But thank goodness under current law, the president has no authority to unilaterally declare martial law.

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GryffenStrong's avatar

Hi and thank you!

Do you really think he cares about that though?

Total newbie and no legal experience at all but he's setting himself up as dictator for life (hopefully gerbil years)

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✊Rebel Girl's avatar

Gerbil years, lol! 🤞🤞🤞

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✊Rebel Girl's avatar

Nope, he doesn’t care! And he has too many enablers right now. In fact, this was all written for him and his minions in Project 2025!!

If these Republicans in Congress do not grow a spine, and these lower court rulings (which are holding Trump in check) continue to be reversed, we’re screwed.

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Michael Reid's avatar

Yes

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Upstart Raven's avatar

Hope to visit soon! I have some relatives there…thinking of possible escape routes

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GryffenStrong's avatar

Hope you have an amazing time with us in our beautiful country - feel free to pop me a message if your stuck on anything and I'll send you to who can help x

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Lois Mitchell's avatar

Hi, I was just reading replies. My Grandmother was from Scotland. I wish that I could get away from this. Every day it's something else. Is it hard to immigrate to Scotland. I am retired and have a dog and cat.

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Upstart Raven's avatar

No. It’s more complicated and less extreme than that but very scary nonetheless

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Robert  Taylor's avatar

Doubtful. Been awhile since his last. He suffers from ID. He’s been lobbying Big Pharma heavily

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Ballard Graham's avatar

Let us not forget that the felon unleashed a violent insurrection on J6, and was never held accountable for doing so! He sees the Dems as a weak adversary that he can just vanquish with little effort through his incessant lies! I truly hope that the Dems stand their ground on this government shutdown until the felon and his regime guarantee the subsidies for the ACA! Oh! And put it in writing!

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Annie Hoy's avatar

Great info today. How can you continue to be so calm! I'm a retired journalist and I so appreciate the Break Down. I guess we just have to take this one day at a time. And brush up on our personal tools of being able to discern between truth, fact, fiction and bullshit. Hats off!

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✊Rebel Girl's avatar

Amen!

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Ballard Graham's avatar

The question should be “when will the felon invoke the Insurrection Act not will Trump invoke the Insurrection Act”! He will find an absurd reason to do so and by the time the courts react, he will have done what he wanted to do by invoking it! Mark my words!

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LeslieN's avatar
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Isn't that already being done with the thugs & goons pardoned by Traitor? Being paid by the head after being given the ridiculous directive by Stephen Miller to arrest 3k people a day or whatever that creep comes up with?

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Barbara King's avatar

Oh how I love The Breakdown!

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Stephanie's avatar

Great report, as usual. Thank you,Allison.

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✊Rebel Girl's avatar

Hello back! No, invoking the Insurrection Act would not give him control of everything, nor would it make him immune from legal removal. The big question here is: would this Republican led Congress and/or right wing supermajority on the Supreme Court act when necessary?

The President remains subject to the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, judicial review, and the established processes for removal from office. Those established processes are: impeachment and removal by Congress, OR the invocation of specific provisions of the 25th Amendment pertaining to the President being “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”. Even when the Insurrection Act IS invoked, the Constitution and its protections for civil liberties do not disappear.

Invoking the Insurrection Act is NOT a declaration of martial law, which typically involves the military taking over civilian government functions. But thank goodness under current law, the president has no authority to unilaterally declare martial law.

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Jimmy Hubbard's avatar

No

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Joseph Luke's avatar

Informative as always. Hope you had a rejuvenating vacation.

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Tom Pod's avatar

This is an excellent and detailed synopsis of everything you covered. Thank you. It was great to listen to.

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