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[brickhistory]

1 hour ago, Banzai said:

Ever heard of Posse Comitatus, or does the implicit racism on this forum simply enable you all to ignore the constitution and the law as long as the ends justify the means? 

LALALALA FOX NEWS TOLD ME WEVE BEEN INVADED, DADDY PLEASE INVOKE MARTIAL LAW.

Insurrection Act of 1807.

You really aren't very good at this, are you?

[tac airlifter]

57 minutes ago, Banzai said:

I have significant issue with using an event that should be handled with law enforcement and/or natl guard as a way to overreach executive power unconstitutionally, and I am honestly appalled at this forum’s complacency about it.

I had to sift through several childish posts to find a sentence worth engaging, it'd be nice if you were more mature.

The problem with your quoted point is the police refuse to do anything because the mayor refuses to do anything because the governor refuses to do anything.  Fortunately we have a POTUS who disagrees with your opinion of constitutional limits, and unlike the LAPD will not allow this behavior.  I'm glad you agree these dudes should be stopped.
 

[kaputt]

3 hours ago, Banzai said:

or does the implicit racism on this forum 

 

That’s fucking hilarious when the current immigration problem was largely caused by a far left political movement that believed that importing as many dark sinned people as possible was the ticket to winning elections. Because apparently skin color has everything to do with how you vote. Now tell me who’s racist?

By the way, pulling the “you’re racist” card is the most clear way to know the person you’re arguing with is not someone worth spending time on. 

[HeloDude]

The post calling this forum/its members racist for disagreement of opinion has been removed.  If people are wondering where the line is, here’s an example.

[Biff_T]

Just one AC-130 would solve this.  

[TreeA10]

I'm not thrilled with the idea of using the military to get this under control but the city, county, and state leadership are unable or unwilling to use law enforcement to prevent destruction of property and attacks on Federal personnel executing their lawful duties.  Democrats have pandered to these people for so long, they think free speech is throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails.  FAFO.

[Lord Ratner]

I guess I don't understand the political motivation for deploying the national guard in Los Angeles. The Democrats have almost entirely been responsible for Republicans winning the last few cycles, because their governance inevitably blows up in the faces of their constituencies. California and specifically San Francisco are good examples. Illegal immigration and the trans stuff is another good example. 

 

So why save the day when the governor and mayor are protesting your involvement? I feel like a better strategy would be to continue doing what the people elected Trump to do, which is beef up immigration enforcement, and if there's a riot in Los Angeles every time and an illegal is detained, so be it. Wait for the riot to end, then go back in and detain another illegal. It should only take two or three of these riots before Los Angeles is brought to its knees, and then they can request the national guard from the president and allow Trump to swoop in and save the day.

 

I have no love for these "protestors," but California clearly does, so why not let them reap what they sow? If the fear is damage to Federal facilities, use it as justification to move as many federal facilities out of California as possible. Part of the reason the swamp exists is because all of the federal infrastructure is in the most liberal parts of the country. This would be a great excuse for bringing in some more balance.

Edited Tuesday at 10:11 PM by Lord Ratner

[Mole]

3 hours ago, Biff_T said:

Just one AC-130 would solve this.  

My solution 

[McJay Pilot]

10 hours ago, Banzai said:

Wrong, get better, be smarter, don’t be a sheep.

To be fair $1.17 billion in 2010 is the equivalent of $1.72 billion today. So it has increased, but relatively not that much. Not quibbling as even inflation adjusted the LAPD hasn’t lost money.

[Lord Ratner]

2 hours ago, McJay Pilot said:

To be fair $1.17 billion in 2010 is the equivalent of $1.72 billion today. So it has increased, but relatively not that much. Not quibbling as even inflation adjusted the LAPD hasn’t lost money.

Has the population of LA grown? Number of establishments and residences? Miles of roadways? 

 

I don't know the answers to those questions, but if they have increased, then an inflation-adjusted stable budget is effectively a cut.

Edited Monday at 10:35 PM by Lord Ratner

[Clayton Bigsby]

11 hours ago, TreeA10 said:

I'm not thrilled with the idea of using the military to get this under control but the city, county, and state leadership are unable or unwilling to use law enforcement to prevent destruction of property and attacks on Federal personnel executing their lawful duties.  Democrats have pandered to these people for so long, they think free speech is throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails.  FAFO.

I’ll just point out the rubber bullets being fired, tear gas etc are LAPD and LASD, the wrecked cruisers on the 101 were CHP assets, I realize it is en vogue amongst the right to make it sound like the fedbois are totally isolated on an island amongst a city turned against them but that is not the case.  City, county, state assets and personnel are doing their part, at the behest of state and local leadership. 

[TreeA10]

6 hours ago, Clayton Bigsby said:

I’ll just point out the rubber bullets being fired, tear gas etc are LAPD and LASD, the wrecked cruisers on the 101 were CHP assets, I realize it is en vogue amongst the right to make it sound like the fedbois are totally isolated on an island amongst a city turned against them but that is not the case.  City, county, state assets and personnel are doing their part, at the behest of state and local leadership. 

Apparently, the city, country, and state authorizes are unable to control the situation and need help.

[icohftb]

Wonder if part of their resistance to the NG is they'd have to admit the peaceful protest is out of hand.

[Biff_T]

LA (the city) mostly sucks.   I live in Cypress CA.  I'm about 30 seconds from LA county by car.  Whenever I go to LA (city) I'm saddened by what a shithole it has become.  It used to be a cool city 20 years ago.  Now, it smells like piss and the whole city looks like that house down the street with 6 broken cars and 69 cats living in the front yard.  

[brickhistory]

Don't be a Chad.

And remember, Big USN thought it a good idea to hire this guy as a JAG.  

https://redstate.com/jimthompson/2025/06/10/active-duty-navy-jag-outed-on-x-after-threats-against-ice-agents-n2190285

SECDEF fired THE Navy JAG soon after taking office.  I doubt it'll take long to eliminate one LT, jg.

[dream big]

21 hours ago, Biff_T said:

LA (the city) mostly sucks.   I live in Cypress CA.  I'm about 30 seconds from LA county by car.  Whenever I go to LA (city) I'm saddened by what a shithole it has become.  It used to be a cool city 20 years ago.  Now, it smells like piss and the whole city looks like that house down the street with 6 broken cars and 69 cats living in the front yard.  

You can thank Maxine Waters. She’s 86 by the way. 

[M2]

That dog don't hunt in Texas!  Our governor has already given the order for the National Guard to deploy in advance of upcoming protests expected here, especially in San Antonio.   The Austin liberals are shitting squares about it, but it's well within his rights to do so!   Some gender-confused misfit toys with rainbow hair will show up, flanked by Mexican flags; but as soon as they start transitioning from "peaceful protests" to rioters there will be enough bubbas around to squash that shit quickly!!  We don't put up with that crap for long down here in the Alamo City!  

[M2]

And, since we must make fun of everything...

[disgruntledemployee]

Don't forget this protest accessory.

[disgruntledemployee]

Unless we start it's own thread, I'll put it here as "Surveillance" popped up here in the search enough times.

https://www.wired.com/story/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/

I found this quote interesting:

“It's clear the data broker loophole is pushing the government back towards a pernicious ‘collect it all’ mentality, gobbling up as much sensitive data as it can about all Americans by default. A decade ago the public rejected that approach, and Congress passed surveillance reform legislation that banned domestic bulk collection. Clearly it's time for Congress to step in again, and stop the data broker loophole from being used to circumvent that ban.”

[CharlesDavid]

On 5/31/2025 at 6:44 PM, ClearedHot said:

I always sigh when I hear Jan 6th. 

The day was 1000% WRONG but as you very correctly point out it was not an insurrection.  I get the dictionary definition but I have always viewed an insurrection as trying to overthrow the government, QAnon Shaman with his headdress and American flag were never a threat to our government, no one tried to seize power.  A lot of left wing sites even call it a attempted coup.  Does anyone truly think control of the American Government was ever in doubt or danger?  That being said, a bunch of morons running around the Capital Building is wrong and makes us look like a banana republic. 

Also, as bad as that day was only three people died that day and none of them were killed by the protesters.

• Ashli Babbitt: An Air Force veteran who was shot through a door by a Capitol Police officer while trying to enter the House chamber.
• Kevin Greeson: Died of a heart attack on the sidewalk west of the Capitol.
• Rosanne Boyland: Died from an accidental overdose

The really ironic thing, and any of you who spend time on the Hill will know...ANYONE can enter the Capital.  If you fly to DC tomorrow, you are free to go through security and enter the People's House...wander the halls and go to the office of ANY elected representative.  It is important to note the Capital was closed on Jan 6th at the request of Democrats because they saw large numbers of Pro-Trump supporters "walking around".  Kind of rich given Crazy Aunt Nancy turned down the offer of extra security in the form of the National Guard. 

Obviously you can't enter the capital after hours or when it is closed and you MOST certainly can't push past police, enter restricted areas and commit acts of vandalism.  

I take both sides with a giant grain of salt but clearly with the Biden Administration in control in charge of the Justice Department we never got all the answers about what really happened and I think we the American people DESERVE to know the truth.  I still have a lot of questions about the actions of the FBI, several agents and numerous confidential informants.

Will Kash Patel get to the truth without bias remains to be seen but there are some KEY facts that are known to be true   As matters of fact from the Jan 6th report - there were a total of 26 confidential human sources in the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but only four of them were assigned by the FBI to be there. One of the four confidential human sources tasked by the FBI to attend the rally entered the Capitol building, while the other two entered the restricted area around the Capitol.  Did they play a part in inciting the acts that happened?

It was a dark day for our country and I hope it never happens again, one of the best was to prevent another occurrence is to FULLY understand the truth about what happened.

I agree! It was a bad day and never should’ve happened. But calling it an insurrection doesn’t seem right either. We still don’t have all the facts, and people deserve to know the full story.

If we really care about fairness and justice, we need the truth, no matter who it makes look bad. That’s the only way to stop something like this from happening again.

Edited 22 hours ago by CharlesDavid