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President Trump Implements “Crystal Clear” Policy – Mass Arrests
WASHINGTON (Rooters) Nov.10, 2019 – Overnight, local law enforcement and federal agents along with active military and state National Guard personnel executed simultaneous raids on multiple sites in some 500 cities and municipalities across the country in the largest operation of its kind ever attempted.
The number of those detained nationwide is yet unspecified, but one state department official commenting on the condition of anonymity stated that it was clearly in the tens of thousands if not more.
As dawn rose over Dearborn Michigan dozens of semi-trucks, trailers packed with what law enforcement described as “a combination of illegals and national security risks”, were seen leaving the city in convoy. Officials were unwilling to speculate on where the detainees were being taken, instead directing inquiries to the Department of Homeland Security. As of the publication of this report, DHS has not responded to repeated requests for comment. Similar scenes have also been reported in Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and dozens of other major cities.
When questioned about the constitutionality of the move President Trump cited executive privilege and stated, “I don’t need the permission of anyone to defend this great nation from those who mean us harm. It was true under President Lincoln and it’s just as true now,” a seeming reference to the 1861 suspension of habeas corpus. An 1862 executive proclamation on the suspension states in part:
“Whereas, it has become necessary to call into service not only volunteers but also portions of the militia of the States by draft in order to suppress the insurrection existing in the United States, and disloyal persons are not adequately restrained by the ordinary processes of law… during the existing insurrection and as a necessary measure for suppressing the same, all Rebels and Insurgents, their aiders and abettors within the United States, and all persons discouraging volunteer enlistments, resisting militia drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice, affording aid and comfort to Rebels against the authority of United States, shall be subject to martial law.”
The move was deemed unconstitutional at the time by the Supreme Court, but remained in effect until 1865.
When asked if such a drastic move was necessary, Trump responded, “You folks in the media just don’t get it, do you? There are people on our very shores who want to kill us. These are the same people who had block parties on 9-11. These are the same people trying to kill our military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Iran. If they are going to commit treason against the United States then they should expect to be called on it and brought to justice. This problem has festered for decades and no president before has had the cajonés to find a solution to it. Well, I do… once and for all… final. ”
When asked what act of treason these thousands of men, women, and children were accused of committing the president responded, “Anyone who puts forward a view of the world that is anathema to Democracy, the U.S. Constitution, and the safety of our nation is engaged in ideological treason. We have to know who these people are, where they are, and what they are doing 24-7. We have to have total transparency, crystal clear transparency… I’m not going to have another 9-11 on my watch.”
When asked if he was referring to Muslims Trump answered, “Sharia would be one example. It’s completely incompatible with our laws and our democracy. ”
Though still unconfirmed at this time preliminary reports indicate that the offices of the Nation of Islam, the US Islamic Council, and the ACLU were also raided in the massive police action and numerous senior organization officials arrested at their homes. Dozens of Mosques and Muslim owned businesses were also reported in flames in multiple cities, but the government denied any responsibility. Thousands of Trump supporters are rallying at the national mall and in the streets across the country in support of the crackdown.
An official at the State Department, again on condition of anonymity noted, “Of course the U.S. federal and state governments would never condone violence against anyone, but people know the enemy is among us. They’re scared and demand action. It’s understandable that some of this boils over into violent acts, as regrettable as that is.”
This morning on the House floor, U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) took to the floor to condemn the action but, Trump supporters filling the gallery shouted so loudly that the Representative’s remarks were inaudible. He was taken into custody for questioning by capitol police after exiting the podium for “suspected anti-American sympathies”.
The number of those detained nationwide is yet unspecified, but one state department official commenting on the condition of anonymity stated that it was clearly in the tens of thousands if not more.
As dawn rose over Dearborn Michigan dozens of semi-trucks, trailers packed with what law enforcement described as “a combination of illegals and national security risks”, were seen leaving the city in convoy. Officials were unwilling to speculate on where the detainees were being taken, instead directing inquiries to the Department of Homeland Security. As of the publication of this report, DHS has not responded to repeated requests for comment. Similar scenes have also been reported in Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and dozens of other major cities.
When questioned about the constitutionality of the move President Trump cited executive privilege and stated, “I don’t need the permission of anyone to defend this great nation from those who mean us harm. It was true under President Lincoln and it’s just as true now,” a seeming reference to the 1861 suspension of habeas corpus. An 1862 executive proclamation on the suspension states in part:
“Whereas, it has become necessary to call into service not only volunteers but also portions of the militia of the States by draft in order to suppress the insurrection existing in the United States, and disloyal persons are not adequately restrained by the ordinary processes of law… during the existing insurrection and as a necessary measure for suppressing the same, all Rebels and Insurgents, their aiders and abettors within the United States, and all persons discouraging volunteer enlistments, resisting militia drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice, affording aid and comfort to Rebels against the authority of United States, shall be subject to martial law.”
The move was deemed unconstitutional at the time by the Supreme Court, but remained in effect until 1865.
When asked if such a drastic move was necessary, Trump responded, “You folks in the media just don’t get it, do you? There are people on our very shores who want to kill us. These are the same people who had block parties on 9-11. These are the same people trying to kill our military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Iran. If they are going to commit treason against the United States then they should expect to be called on it and brought to justice. This problem has festered for decades and no president before has had the cajonés to find a solution to it. Well, I do… once and for all… final. ”
When asked what act of treason these thousands of men, women, and children were accused of committing the president responded, “Anyone who puts forward a view of the world that is anathema to Democracy, the U.S. Constitution, and the safety of our nation is engaged in ideological treason. We have to know who these people are, where they are, and what they are doing 24-7. We have to have total transparency, crystal clear transparency… I’m not going to have another 9-11 on my watch.”
When asked if he was referring to Muslims Trump answered, “Sharia would be one example. It’s completely incompatible with our laws and our democracy. ”
Though still unconfirmed at this time preliminary reports indicate that the offices of the Nation of Islam, the US Islamic Council, and the ACLU were also raided in the massive police action and numerous senior organization officials arrested at their homes. Dozens of Mosques and Muslim owned businesses were also reported in flames in multiple cities, but the government denied any responsibility. Thousands of Trump supporters are rallying at the national mall and in the streets across the country in support of the crackdown.
An official at the State Department, again on condition of anonymity noted, “Of course the U.S. federal and state governments would never condone violence against anyone, but people know the enemy is among us. They’re scared and demand action. It’s understandable that some of this boils over into violent acts, as regrettable as that is.”
This morning on the House floor, U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) took to the floor to condemn the action but, Trump supporters filling the gallery shouted so loudly that the Representative’s remarks were inaudible. He was taken into custody for questioning by capitol police after exiting the podium for “suspected anti-American sympathies”.
