On day 1 of the 2nd term, Trump signed an executive order that asked for a report due 90 days in on additional actions on the southern border. It specifically asked them to write if they thought the Insurrection Act should be invoked.
They aren’t going to recommend invoking it. If you heard people concerned about April 20th, this was the report they were talking about
Keep the pressure up. They’re starting to feel the pushback. Join the nationwide protests tomorrow April 19th
This is surprising as they are total lapdogs, perhaps indeed the pressure worked.
Remember though that trump doesn’t need them to invoke the act, but having them mention he should would help with legitimacy.
Fascists also love meanings behind numbers, for example the invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 both happened on February 24.
April 19 is 250th anniversary of beginning of American Revolution (remember when President of heritage foundation talked about “bloodless revolution (if the left allows it to be)”? April 20 also has some meaning in their hearts.
Columbine, or Hitler’s birthday?
I can’t imagine there’s not already a court ready to slap them with an injunction on the grounds that a “foreign invasion” is not a “domestic insurrection”.
They’re waiting, biding their time. It’s too soon. But in 3 months it might be a different story.
Imagine there’s a meter and the needle needs to be more than way to begin operation absolute control. Think Palpatine and dissolving the senate.
They are speedrunning it mind, they are not a patient group and they have revealed their hand by accident several times. The Zelenskyy meeting was the first and it did not go well and is likely the reason for the pause. Had there not been such backlash from even with their own party and base, today might look quite different.