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		wolf550e on Jan 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Time to Take a Stand Trump has implied in twitter that he'll use the army and national guard to deal with the problems in Chicago. http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/27/illinois-gov-we-dont-want-...

lazaroclapp on Jan 28, 2017 [–]

So, he just declared he will violate the Posse Comitatus Act?

ridgeguy on Jan 29, 2017 | [–]

There's modern precedent for the President's sending in Federal troops as part of law enforcement activities [1].

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0925.h...

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