In my last post about the Insurrection Act of 1807 I mentioned reluctance by military to be used for domestic law enforcement. Today, the Secretary of Defense, who up to now had staunchly supported Trump policies, issued this statement: “The National Guard is best suited for performing domestic support to civil authorities in these situations in support of local law enforcement. The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act.” Trump's top aides were not amused. I expect him to be asked for his resignation soon.
If anyone reads this shortly after I post it here's a heads up. President Barrack Obama will be making a public statement shortly if you want turn om a news channel not named Fox.