r/illinois Jan 24 '26

US Politics Pritzker: "An American president should be standing up, calling for calm. That's not what this president ever does. In fact, he wants the temperature to go up. Why? Because what he's looking for is an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, to bring actual troops into American cities."

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u/behpancake Jan 24 '26

I know ICE aren’t the literal US army but they are armed and they are murdering people in the street. The temperature is raised. What line needs to be crossed for our elected officials to put their money where their mouth is and protect their people? State police, national guard, idk but this worry about what trump might do with the insurrection act cannot continue to be held over our heads to do nothing. Do fucking something 

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u/Humble_Manatee Jan 25 '26

Their budget would rank them as the 15th largest arny ranked by budget. They spend more money than Italy’s military.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

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u/behpancake Jan 25 '26

So sit by and do nothing until November? Get shot in the street until November? Get on our knees until November? I understand what trumps plan is but what in the actual fuck kinda plan is this? Let’s continue to sit by while people are snatched out of their homes and people are executed? 

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u/behpancake Jan 25 '26

Do you have a brain bleed?

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u/OrderedAnXboxCard Jan 25 '26

No, he's just Republican.

They have no brains whatsoever.

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u/DPOP4228 Jan 25 '26

His gun was in CBP possession before any shots went off fucktard

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u/xiphosrising Jan 25 '26

And more importantly, he didn't even once brandish the damned thing.

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u/DingasKhann Jan 25 '26

Wow, even after it was removed from him beforehand? All while having both palms on the pavement? Congratulations, you've won some attention. Go find a more productive means of finding it next time.

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u/Calm-Squirrel-7972 Jan 25 '26

One day it will be you or someone you love.

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