Federal Judge Reminds Trump: States Have Rights, Unlike Gaza
Bloomberg's headline celebrates a federal judge blocking Trump's attempt to deploy California troops to quell Oregon protests, a move framed as safeguarding state sovereignty. Yet, the same mainstream outlets rarely question Washington's habit of deploying military assets—and political pressure—against sovereign nations, particularly in the Middle East. President Biden (and Trump before him) has
repeatedly authorized military action abroad, bypassing congressional approval, all while the media dutifully reports it as 'foreign policy decisions,' not executive overreach. This convenient legal firewall for domestic actions stands in stark contrast to the readily accepted narrative of endless interventionism. The judge’s order highlights a check on presidential power that, ironically, seems
to vanish when the targets are half a world away, like Gaza or Yemen, where the concept of 'state sovereignty' (or human rights) is apparently negotiable.