The law enforcement agencies and, eventually, the courts as institutions will not be what stops this. It would only happen if and when Trump or his minions over-reach and their illegal actions are refused by individuals in those positions. National Guardsmen, sheriffs, chiefs of police are ordered by a Trump appointee to, I don't know, s…
The law enforcement agencies and, eventually, the courts as institutions will not be what stops this. It would only happen if and when Trump or his minions over-reach and their illegal actions are refused by individuals in those positions. National Guardsmen, sheriffs, chiefs of police are ordered by a Trump appointee to, I don't know, seize guns or fire on protestors. Military commanders are ordered to clamp down martial law on a town, county, or state. And are refused. The institutions will affect nothing here, it's now down to the individuals.
I like (while dreading) your analysis, George. I think the over-reaching will, as you suggest, be the denouement. Meantime, the nation and the world suffer, regardless of their populations' political persuasions. The core cruelty of it all provokes profound disgust.
The law enforcement agencies and, eventually, the courts as institutions will not be what stops this. It would only happen if and when Trump or his minions over-reach and their illegal actions are refused by individuals in those positions. National Guardsmen, sheriffs, chiefs of police are ordered by a Trump appointee to, I don't know, seize guns or fire on protestors. Military commanders are ordered to clamp down martial law on a town, county, or state. And are refused. The institutions will affect nothing here, it's now down to the individuals.
I like (while dreading) your analysis, George. I think the over-reaching will, as you suggest, be the denouement. Meantime, the nation and the world suffer, regardless of their populations' political persuasions. The core cruelty of it all provokes profound disgust.