It was a big ruling from the court that led to some confusion, because a federal district judge did not ruled that the use of Trump of National Guard in California was illegal, but ruled that it was illegal for Donald Trump and Pete Hegseeth to turn the US Army into a civil police.
American district judge Charles Breyer ruled:
The lack of cooperation of defendants with their state and local counterparts increases red flags. It also emphasizes the lack of some shows by the defendants that state and local officials were unable or not prepared to implement the laws before the defendants commit troops to enter into typical functions for law enforcement.
In addition, the defendants have intentionally violated the Posse Commitatus Act. See 10 USC § 1385 (imposing a question requirement); Aaron v. SEC, 446 US 680, 701 (1980) (“[W]scientem is an element of the substantive violation sought to be enjoined, it must be proved before an injunction may Issue. “). Defendants Knowingly contradicted their Own Training Materials, which List Slewve Funny Fortary. Fortcececececececate. 6;[ed]”Federal law enforcement agencies about which language to use when submitting requests to bypass help in an attempt to circumvent the law. RFA -E -mailthread.
These actions show that the defendants knew that they ordered troops to implement national legislation outside their usual authority. Whether they believed that a constitutional or other exception does not matter; “Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.” Bryan v. United States, 524 US 184, 195 (1998) .25 Systemic use of Task Force 51 Task Force 51 Troops to execute domestic law in and around Los Angeles has violated the Posse Comitatus Act.
The troops cannot be used to perform civil law enforcement. This statement only applies to California, but it will certainly be used as a precedent in the other states such as Illinois that Trump intends to invade.
The courts are not equipped to stop a authoritical wannabe such as Donald Trump, but they can set up roadblocks and place democratic guardrails on his actions. People will have to save democracy by voting for republicans of the power, but the courts can ever buy the country.
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