2021 American Civil War

One eye on football, one on this.

The champions of democracy
 
Where are all the people from the election and Trump thread that repeatedly told us, no matter how much Trump clearly stoked this fire, that something like this was never going to happen?
 
This also has something to do with DC not being a state or part of one too?

Only Congress can direct the Army to act on Domestic territory.

The President can call out the Nat. Guard too I think.
NG deployment first falls with governors. It’s their protection against the federal army. DC mayor has that power if s/he is given other state NG to use.

‘Army’ & ‘National Guard’ are two mostly distinct entities.
 
NG deployment first falls with governors. It’s their protection against the federal army. DC mayor has that power if s/he is given other state NG to use.
Maryland then?
 
Apparently, request for National Guards were denied because of the "optics".
 
Apparently, request for National Guards were denied because of the "optics".

In France they would have been beaten down a long time ago infront of optics. The cultural difference is amazing.
 
On the bright side these are "just" moutbreathers who are probalby taking tough guy selfies once they are in the building. If they were capable, organized people with a real plan they could be bringing explosives, nerve gas or whatever into the building in this chaos. They could've ended American democracy right then and there.
 
I wonder how the Russians and Chinese are looking at this.