I Have No Words

The government has declared war on Chicago. These are not the kind of images and words I want to see or hear about Chicago.

From the BBC:

A little-known provision of US military law governs the president's authority to deploy the National Guard on his own. Until now, presidents have rarely used it.

American law allows the president to call National Guard troops from any state into service if the US is "invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation", or "there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion" against the US government.

Trump invoked this law to bring 2,000 National Guard troops under his control in June in order to support raids led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

From Associated Press:

Under federal law, the president can take command of a state’s National Guard troops in limited circumstances: when the U.S. is being invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation; when there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the United States; or when the president is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”