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47of74

(18,470 posts) Tue May 26, 2020, 05:40 PM May 2020

Question: Could Gov. Walz use his authority to send the National Guard in to Minneapolis...

...and relieve the police department since they're completely out of control now?

I know the Orange Fuckopotomus couldn't send them in under the Posse Comitatus Act but I'm wondering if Walz could order up the National Guard to take over law enforcement in Minneapolis until they get their shit together?

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Question: Could Gov. Walz use his authority to send the National Guard in to Minneapolis... (Original Post) 47of74 May 2020 OP

They're not interested in getting their shit together. The whole rotten pile needs to be dismantled. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #1

Mpls PD has had Racial issues Wellstone ruled May 2020 #2

The idea of a police force is rooted in protecting private property and chasing people escaping WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #3

Oh how well I found out first hand. Wellstone ruled May 2020 #4

Yes he could. roamer65 May 2020 #5

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,955 posts)

1. They're not interested in getting their shit together. The whole rotten pile needs to be dismantled.

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 05:47 PM

May 2020

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Mpls PD has had Racial issues

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Tue May 26, 2020, 05:51 PM

May 2020

as long as I can remember. Seems to Eb and Flow with certain Precincts. Uses to be Near North that used to be the Catch all for Screw ups.

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,955 posts)

3. The idea of a police force is rooted in protecting private property and chasing people escaping

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #2)

Tue May 26, 2020, 05:55 PM

May 2020

slavery. It's an inherently racist system that does little for a community.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Oh how well I found out first hand.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #3)

Tue May 26, 2020, 06:09 PM

May 2020

roamer65

(37,953 posts)

5. Yes he could.

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 06:13 PM

May 2020

A governor usually has that authority.

Our then MI governor, George Romney, in 1967 sent our national guard into Detroit to help the police quell rioting.

In a very debatable move, LBJ kicked in some federal troops. A definite violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.

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