‘Political opposition is not rebellion’: Appeals court rejects Trump’s rationale for Chicago troop d

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/trump-national-guard-chicago-ruling-00612918

A federal appeals court has extended an order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Chicago, saying the administration is unable to show that there is an organized rebellion nor that officials are otherwise unable to uphold law and order in the city.

The ruling on Thursday from a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals extends a previous order that allowed Trump to federalize certain National Guard troops but blocked him from deploying troops in the city.

The panel — which consisted of a Trump appointee, an Obama appointee and a George H. W. Bush appointee — also rejected the administration’s argument that federal courts have no power to review a president’s underlying determinations in deciding to federalize troops. That question of judicial authority has cropped up in several similar lawsuits challenging deployments in Democrat-run cities.

National Guard troops are typically under the control of state governors, but federal law empowers the president to call them into federal service if there is a danger of foreign invasion or “rebellion against the authority of the government.”

Trump has pointed to immigration-related protests in Chicago and other cities to justify his attempts to use the guard. But the 7th Circuit judges rejected that rationale.

A protest does not transform into a “rebellion” just because protesters are well-organized, advocate to overhaul the structure of government or use civil disobedience, Judges Ilana Rovner, David Hamilton and Amy St. Eve wrote. Nor do isolated incidents of criminality or violence convert a protest into a rebellion or generalized lawlessness, they added.

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[GtHawk]

Violence is not political opposition.

[Free Vulcan]

Neither apparently is organized violence where 'protestors' surround federal agents with vehicle to block them in and start shooting at them.

If these were gangsters, then would qualify as organized violence, but just call yourself a protestor and shazam it's protesting.

Add: This is my biggest worry, that the Courts will not let the FedGov deal with Antifa or prosecute it's members. They are essentially aiding and colluding with them to give them a blank check to commit terroristm.

Keep your eye on this - these are the little planted seeds that can evolve into major turning points of history, in this case full blown Civil War.

Keep 'em locked and loaded, and the powder dry.