#InsurrectionAct #history
"On July 23, 1967, authorities in Detroit raided an unlicensed drinking establishment in a predominantly Black neighborhood, infuriating residents who viewed the action as a continuation of unfair police treatment.
That incident led to a five-day uprising that resulted in 43 deaths, more than 7,000 injuries and at least 1,000 burned buildings.
In 2016 and 2017, more than 800 people were arrested protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which would carry crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois.
The Standing Rock Sioux claimed the pipeline would damage the water supply on its reservation. During one of the protests, a video showed private security using pepper spray and dogs to attack the gathering crowd. A regional protest turned national as people recoiled at the brutality.
In the late spring of 2020, Americans protested the deaths of Breonna Taylor in Louisville and George Floyd in Minneapolis, both killed at the hands of police. The nationwide protests, some violent, ushered in a short-lived racial reckoning that placed a spotlight on inequality and racism.
Why we are headed towards'enough'
These examples show that Americans take action when they’ve had enough.
We’re reaching the time of 'had enough.'
Los Angeles has had enough. Portland has had enough. Chicago has had enough.
The federal government has needlessly deployed troops in American cities and used masked authorities to, in some cases, detain American citizens for no reason.
Now, the government is considering implementing the Insurrection Act, which would allow President Donald Trump to deploy the military for law enforcement purposes.
Forget the risk of civil war. That phrase, used as a talking point by some pundits, brings to mind 1861 to 1865. Americans aren’t going to pick a side, grab a firearm and shoot an anti-Trump neighbor. At least I hope not.
Trump's excuse may be coming
There’s a greater chance that the country sees a repeat of Detroit, Louisville and Minneapolis. In those cases, the public had enough and exploded with rage. People were hurt. People died. And in each case, the events sparked a round of self-reflection on what the country should be.
If violence erupts, that will give the administration an excuse to send more troops and crush, in their words, insurrectionists. That strategy might work, but history shows it often doesn’t. It also shows us how one incident can mushroom into something no one could have predicted.
The Kent State shooting in 1970 killed four students, injured nine and resulted in increased anti-war protests that mushroomed with the release of the Pentagon Papers, which exposed the government’s lies about the Vietnam War.
The release of the papers started the death spiral of the Nixon presidency.
(. . .)
We know how that turned out for Nixon.
I’m not predicting mass violence and troops fighting Americans in the streets. We all should avoid and condemn violence, full stop.
I am saying that we now face a good chance of the civil disobedience that’s happened at many points in our history. Whether it’s the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783, University of Dayton students chasing masked Klansmen off campus in 1923, or Toledo residents rising up against Neo Nazis in 2005, people act when they’ve had enough.
Had enough is coming.
Fast."
https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/10/13/civil-war-united-state-uprising-donald-trump-troops/86627381007/
