"April M. Perry, a federal judge, barred the Trump Administration from deploying the National Guard in Illinois, for at least the next fourteen days. "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state," Perry noted from the bench. J. B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, who had been resisting the deployments to Chicago, celebrated the ruling on social media, writing, "Donald Trump is not a king-and his administration is not above the law.""
"Earlier this week, CNN's Aaron Blake pointed out that clear majorities among the public seem to be against the practice: a recent poll from Quinnipiac University found that fifty-five per cent of respondents disapproved of the deployment of the National Guard, compared with forty-two per cent who approved; on Sunday, CBS News/YouGov reported an even higher rate of disapproval, and the same rate of support-forty-two per cent."
"The late science-fiction author Douglas Adams once posited that the number forty-two was the answer to the ultimate question of "life, the universe and everything." It might, at least, be the answer to the question, How popular is Donald Trump? The aforementioned CBS News/YouGov poll also pegged Trump's over-all approval rating at forty-two per cent, and several polling averages put him either at that figure,"
The indictment of Letitia James is the next step on Donald Trump's revenge tour. A federal judge, April M. Perry, barred the Trump Administration from deploying the National Guard in Illinois for at least fourteen days, stating there was no credible evidence of danger of rebellion. Governor J. B. Pritzker celebrated the ruling and asserted that the administration is not above the law. Deploying military personnel to American cities, including Portland, has faced legal challenges and public disapproval. Polls show majority opposition to National Guard deployments and an overall presidential approval rating near forty-two per cent.
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