Inside Trump's plan to have red attack blue states -- using a 200-year-old law - Op ed by Robert Reich

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Inside Trump's plan to have red attack blue states — using a 200-year-old law - Alternet.org

The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war.

Americans from so-called “red” states, with the backing of their Republican governors and legislatures, are on the brink of using lethal force against Americans in so-called “blue” states, whose Democratic governors and legislatures strongly oppose the moves.

I pray we don’t come close to this, but Trump has now ordered the deployment of 400 members of the Texas National Guard to several states, including Oregon and Illinois — ostensibly to protect ICE agents and facilities from protesters. The first group of Texas Guard troops is expected to arrive in Chicago tomorrow.

Less than an hour after Trump’s order, Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, responded that he “fully authorize[s]” such a move by Trump. “You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it,” Abbott said in a post on X.

Texas MAGAS. FIGURES.

Correct me if I wrong, but isn't this the state that in 2020, sued four OTHER states in an effort to throw out THEIR election results??

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I see it as an underhanded start of a civil war.

You have Texan governor, Gregg Abbott, calling the shots and "trumping" the Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker.

It literally is an invasion.

[B.See]

2. Indeed. File under,

"a gross usurpation of power."

[Irish_Dem]

3. A red state sent troops to attack a blue state. This is a civil war.

[NCDem47]

4. Stay in your lane Abbott (Sorry, Texas DUers). Same for DeSantis in Florida.

You're drunk with power and your spehere of influence ends at your state line.

[B.See]

5. Apparently THEY don't think so. But

let any other state try pulling that on THEM.

[NCDem47]

6. Truth.