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In reply to the discussion: President Obama and the Michael Brown case [View all]VanGoghRocks
(621 posts)arrested there by these Yahoo Mayberry Machiavellis when the journalist is doing his or her job. If that means federalizing the MO National Guard or sending in the 82nd Airborne, so be it.
Eisenhower: 9/24/57 orders 101st Airborne to Little Rock and federalizes Arkansas National Guard to secure the enrollment of the 'Little Rock Nine,' pursuant to the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision. = Kicking Ass!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine
JFK: 5/21/61 threatens Alabama Governor John Patterson to occupy Alabama with federal troops if Patterson will not safeguard the Freedom Riders, pursuant to the Supreme Court's 1960 Boynton v. Virginia decision (and earlier decisions). = Taking Names!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Rides
Does Obama need a Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the First Amendment to protect journalists down there? Come on, now. Since 1861, the only language the South has understood is the boot and heel of the Federal Government landing on them like a ton of bricks every so often. This, imo, is one of those times.