BREAKING: What’s Happening in L.A. Is Serious — But It’s Not The Insurrection Act
Title 10 is in play, not martial law. Here’s why the difference is important.
Dear friends
I don't normally write on a Sunday, but I'm doing so today because of the headlines. Because I know that your news feed feels tense, fast-moving, maybe even a little surreal.
So let’s begin with what matters most: Trump has not triggered the Insurrection Act. What’s happening in Los Angeles is serious — but it is not martial law.
And we should not escalate our response in language, or in action, beyond what’s actually unfolding.
What’s happened is this: Trump has deployed part of California’s National Guard under Title 10 — a legal authority that puts those troops under federal command, rather than the governor’s. It’s unusual, and it’s serious, but it’s also deliberate. Because this is exactly how he tends to operate: by pushing the law to its outer limits and watching who pushes back.
Trump hasn't chosen to do shut down the L.A. protests under the Insurrection Act, because — as I outlined in previous posts — he doesn’t need to. He can get what he wants without triggering the…
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