President Trump, Insurrectionists, and the Constitution
I am torn over the President sending federal troops into these burning, violence-ridden cities. On the one hand, as much as I am in favor of keeping safe the citizens of what are, in effect, war-torn cities, the Constitution doesn't afford the President the ability to bring in federal troops without the Legislators or Governor of a State or, I believe, the Mayor or elected Sheriff of a besieged city, making a specific request. On the other hand, if the Legislators and Governor of a State or the Mayor of a City ignores and allows unfettered violence, rioting, and destruction of property and life without deploying police or the National Guard to protect its citizenry, aren't they themselves endangering the citizens of that State or City? Insurrection, as defined by Merriam-Webster would seem to apply here. The fact the Legislators, Governors, and Mayors of these burning states and cities outright refuse to enforce laws that would suppress the violence and thus prote...