Like It Or Not, The Feds Have Lots Of Control Over Police In D.C.

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Trump's threat to send in the military to quell protests hits hardest in Washington, D.C., where much of the police power is federally controlled -- and increasingly is being deployed against demonstrators. wamu885

"The Insurrection Act remains the most likely and legally 'clean' method for introducing military units — whether active duty or National Guard — into the current unrest in order to reestablish order in a uniform manner," said D.C.-based national security attorney Bradley Moss.

"I don't think it's ever been invoked, but that gives the president pretty broad authority to require MPD where he declares an emergency to answer to his direction," says Walter Smith, director of the D.C. Appleseed Center for Law & Justice. All of this has raised concerns that were gingerly expressed by D.C. officials at a press conference on Monday afternoon, just two hours shy of the imposition of the 7 p.m. curfew.

 

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wamu885 Seems to me they're giving people the ability to peacefully protest.

wamu885 If you doubt that Trump wants to impose tyranny by force, ask yourself why yesterday the Chair of the JointChiefs of Staff, MarkMilley, issued a memo reminding all military personnel about the right of free assembly, and that their duty is to the Constitution and to the people.

wamu885 It is past time for fed forces to take control of most DEM cities whose mayors refuse to reestablish civil order!

wamu885 How dare he use the powers of the commander in chief to keep people safe. Smart people see right through this.

wamu885 Make DC a state!

wamu885 Police Shooting 2019 (Source WaPo & FBI) - 371 killed by police were white - 236 killed by police were African Americans - 10 unarmed African Americans were fatally shot by police - 48 police were murdered - US population 325 million

wamu885 Make up your GD mind, NPR!! You have been shouting that white supremacists are behind rioting, they are the ones looting, assaulting, destroying. That's the narrative of the left. If you're being truthful, then why TF aren't y'all happy about military action against them?!

wamu885 NPR just want looters and rioters to be able to run wild. defundnpr

wamu885 He alone is making the case for DC statehood

wamu885 Antifa Beta Version 0.0

wamu885 FASCISM

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