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California sues Trump Administration over federalizing National Guard. Trump invokes an 1807 law to justify sending Guard, Marines to California. And a Texas representative plans to force a vote on articles of impeachment against the president.

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Welcome to 2025 Talks, where we're following our democracy in historic times.

Streets were mostly quiet and calm since Trump announced his plan to deploy troops.

The situation on the ground has escalated quickly with unrest growing overnight, causing highways to close and putting people in danger.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom announced they'll sue President Donald Trump's administration for federalizing 2,000 members of the California National Guard.

Hundreds of people in downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco have been protesting against workplace immigration raids with numerous arrests.

LA City officials say police had the situation under control and the conflict actually got worse when the Guard arrived.

Bonta and Newsom argue Trump has violated the 10th Amendment, which gives states all powers not expressly granted to the federal government.

The last time a president deployed a state's National Guard without a governor's permission was 1965.

President Lyndon Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard to protect Selma to Montgomery civil rights marchers over objections from Governor George Wallace.

In 2020, during national civil unrest, Trump said, "We have to go by the laws.

We can't call in the National Guard unless we're requested by a governor."

But now he's justifying his moves in part by saying Newsom is incompetent.

He's destroying one of our great states.

And if I didn't get involved, if we didn't bring the Guard in, we would bring more in if we needed it, because we have to make sure there's going to be law and order.

The president says he feels Newsom may deserve to be arrested.

Responding to reports some demonstrators spat on police, Trump said, "They spit, we hit."

Importantly, Trump has also deployed 700 Marines to L.A., which will probably be challenged as a violation of a key federal law against using active duty troops inside the U.S.

Trump's characterization of the California protesters as insurrectionists suggests he may invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, which would give him broad authority to use the military inside the country.

Newsom argues the Marines are finding there's actually very little for them to do.

Democrats say Trump's actions are a dramatic abuse of power.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the right to protest is guaranteed in the First Amendment, but people not protesting peacefully should face legal consequences.

The right to peacefully assemble, to express themselves to the government in order to bring about change in this country is a fundamental American principle, and we will continue to stand behind it.

Jeffries cites Trump's pardoning of January 6th insurrectionists to say the president has no credibility on law and order.

Texas Democratic Representative Al Green says he will force a vote on articles of impeachment against Trump.

He introduced them in mid-May, saying the president is a threat to American democracy.

Green calls Congress the court of last resort.

There is but one solution to an authoritarian president that cannot be controlled by the Supreme Court because he flouts the orders of the Supreme Court, that won't be controlled by members of his party because he has control over the party.

I'm Edwin J. Vieira for Pacifica Network and Public News Service.

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