A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday indefinitely extended her restraining order barring President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Illinois as both sides await a U.S. Suprem…
They argue that Trump can do this because Washington sent the militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. This ignores that at that time there were no police forces, there were no immigration laws, and there was no Posse Commitatus Act.
They argue that Trump can do this because Washington sent the militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. This ignores that at that time there were no police forces, there were no immigration laws, and there was no Posse Commitatus Act.
It also ignores that, in 2025, there is no rebellion (yet).