A Boring Dystopia

11953 readers

813 users here now

Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.

Rules (Subject to Change)

--Be a Decent Human Being

--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title

--If a picture is just a screenshot of an article, link the article

--If a video's content isn't clear from title, write a short summary so people know what it's about.

--Posts must have something to do with the topic

--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.

--No NSFW content

--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

286

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Militarize Police, Punish Sanctuary Cities and Refugees (www.democracynow.org)

submitted 11 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

33 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

If I were JB Pritzker, I'd activate the Illinois State Guard. They need time to get staffed, trained, and procure equipment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm wondering what will happen when a state's National Guard gets conflicting orders from the governor of that state and the US Executive Branch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

The national guard can be requisitioned by the federal government. However, the state guard (often trained by/alongside the national guard and sharing members) cannot. They only answer to the governor.

I know we all felt like it was wild when De Santis reformed the Florida State Guard. But now I feel blue states need to do it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

Most blue states already have a state guard. But their military capabilities are very limited.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

And some of them state guards are big.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

Ahhh, I was unfamiliar with the State Guard.

The State Guard is the State's non-federally recognized military force which may be composed of members of the Unorganized Militia who are 18 through 45 years of age, and those persons who are 45 through 65 years of age as determined necessary by the Governor.

I know from some previous digging on gun laws that basically everyone in Illinois is a member of the "Unorganized Militia."

Whenever the Commander-in-Chief deems it necessary or advisable for the purpose of executing the laws of the State or to prevent an actual or threatened violation of law; when the nation is at war and a requisition or order has been made, or is likely to be made, by the President of the United States calling the National Guard, or parts thereof, into the National service; or for any other emergency, he or she may issue a proclamation calling for volunteers [my bold] to serve in the State Guard. Persons who answer the call and who are appointed or enlisted in the State Guard shall serve in State Active Duty status.

As of today, then, the Illinois State Guard is ephemeral. It will only crystallize into reality when and if the governor activates it by proclamation, and then it will be made up of volunteers.