(07-10-2020, 08:59 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-fede...otest-zone

Trump says he was prepared to send federal forces into Seattle to take back the "Chop zone."  Which brings up a few questions:  

Is it legitimate for the federal government to take over local law enforcement without a request from local officials? 

What forces would he have sent in?  The National Guard?  Is the National Guard even trained to do that sort of stuff?  

What federal crimes were being committed in the "Chop zone" that would justify sending in federal forces absent a request from local authorities?  

Do we want the President of the United States sending federal forces in to take control of local areas? <You conspiracy theorists should chew on that one.  ("President declares martial law!")

Is Trump just BS-ing again?  <no need to answer that one.

I guess the answer would depend on what position you are coming from.

If you are coming from the position of a small business owner in the CHAZ zone that has already been shutdown 3 months due to COVID-19, only to have your business trashed and inaccessible due to domestic terrorists, then yeah, you would probably welcome Federal assistance if your politicians weren't doing their jobs.

If you are coming from a position of not owning a small business and not being anywhere near CHAZ, your opinion is probably different in seeing Federal assistance as government overreach.

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