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Buckeyeblue

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7. It hasn't been invoked in over 30 years

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:12 AM

Thursday

Last time was after the police were aquited in the Rodney King beating trial. Historically it's mostly been used to uphold civil rights. After the Civil War, Grant invoked it a number of times to fight against the KKK. JFK and LBJ invoked it to enforce civil rights in the south.

Not sure how Trump would use it in Minnesota. But something around Epstein must be bothering him. Maybe it's the outpouring of support for the Detroit auto worker.

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