Attorney General Rayfield and Governor Kotek say Oregon has no rebellion or unrest to justify President Trump’s federal order deploying 200 National Guard troops.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Sunday that the state has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging that President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered the deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard members for federal law enforcement duties.
The lawsuit, which was filed jointly by the State of Oregon and the City of Portland in U.S. District Court, challenges the legal basis of the federal order. It names President Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and their respective departments as defendants.
In a statement, Rayfield said the deployment is not based on any legitimate threat but is instead “about the President flexing political muscle under the guise of law and order.”
Hahahahaha. ‘Unlawful’. I can’t breathe.
So, where do we accept this is full-blown fascist newspeak? Spoiler: like 8 years ago, before it was too late. And now it’s too late. Thanks to everyone who told me I was a hyperbolic alarmist. Enjoy your police state, idiots (and I’m including the protest and non-voters here), you did this.
Right?I wish they’d start saying impeachable too
Hangedable
Not unhangable.
In a statement, Rayfield said the deployment is not based on any legitimate threat but is instead “about the President flexing political muscle under the guise of law and order.”
FTFY
In a statement, Rayfield said the deployment is not based on any legitimate threat but is instead “about the President deflecting from the Epstein files scandal.”
What does filing a lawsuit even do?
Cascadia, now.
This is what California should have done but Gavin loves the theater all too much.
California did file a lawsuit, and won, though the ruling came too late to do much good.
Here’s an NPR article and Newsom’s press release on the outcome.
Well the good it did was set precedent for Oregon’s case and any thereafter.
Clarence Thomas said today that any precedent can be ignored. He was specifically talking about his Supreme Court but I think his words resonate beyond that.
I stand corrected
California did sue
Gavin absolute does love the drama and being in the news too, though
Does this not count?
Edited: the commenter I was responding to was wrong, and I didn’t fact-check, either.
I agree, butI can also see it from the “why bother” angle. If a federal lawsuit can get appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, then Trump will almost certainly win anyway. Theater is much cheaper and quicker.Again, though, you’re right.No, they are not. There was a lawsuit. They just made a post without actually doing any work to validate their claims in hopes nobody else would either. It was a lazy shitpost.
Thank you for the clarification
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