Cosmo @nibble4bits@qoto.org

Can #Biden seize control of the #Texas #NationalGuard?

Let's take a look of the powers granted by the #Constitution.

Biden's authority would come from Article 3, Section 2:
"The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;"

So where does this -call to service- come from?

All that authority rests with #Congress. This is from Article 1 Section 8:
"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"

The power to -call to service- rests with Congress. Once Congress has done so, #POTUS takes over as the Commander-In-Chief.

Be cautious with people advocating otherwise. They're either ignorant, and spreading #misinformation. Or they are malicious and attempting to #gaslight you with #disinformation.

#SCOTUS #politics #news #PsychologicalPriming #border #FediLaw #LawFedi

RE: newsie.social/users/GW/statuses/111814718048639685

OH HELL YES!

Jon Stewart, who during his 16-year run as host of the Comedy Central program established it as an entertainment and cultural force, will return to host the show each week on Mondays starting February 12, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios announced Wednesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/entertainment/jon-stewart-daily-show?cid=ios_app

That awful feeling when you come home from visiting your young grandson and realise that you didn't give him his nose back before you left.

Just remember that even if you were just a drop in the ocean.

You are still the ocean.
#VoteBlue2024

Let's hope the pattern continues 🤗

““The GOP winner of the Iowa Caucus shouldn’t get too excited. The last four winners failed to win the general election.”

#iowacaucus #trump #dictator #fascism #vote #voteblue #voteblue2024 #elections
#Cartoon by #GaryVarvel for #Counterpoint

@DeanObeidallah

“Big Win”

Let's put the #IowaCaucuses in perspective.

-2,083,000 registered voters in Iowa
-718,000 registered Republicans
-102,000 voted
-53,219 voted for Trump
-7.4% of possible GOP votes went to Trump

Although its disappointing that 53K Iowans voted for him, I wouldn't use this as a statement about the general election.

#democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #lawfedi

Today Alice Paul would be 138. The Equal Rights Amendment, which she wrote more than 100 years ago now, remains merely a *proposed* amendment.

138.

100 years.

2024.

#lawfedi @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/maxmin-the-equal-rights-amendment

It’s annoying that Facebook Marketplace and Groups make you use your real name and profile. I don’t need to make a real human connection with the person I buy a used desk from, and I don’t need Facebook overseeing all my interactions across all facets of life. Can we get back to anon usernames?

Nikki Haley:

-Said Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill “doesn’t go far enough”

-Would sign a federal abortion ban

-Pledged not to "expand Medicaid ever”

-Proudly called herself a “union-buster”

Don't let anyone fool you into thinking she’s some moderate alternative to Trump.