National Guard troops on standby for ‘potential’ election unrest

Oregon State Police is also coordinating with law enforcement in Portland, KTVZ reported, along with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Portland’s unified command, which includes city police, is increasing staffing on Tuesday “as a precaution,” according to a news release.

In 2020, former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown put the National Guard on standby for a 48-hour period around Election Day and activated a unified command of state troopers, sheriff’s deputies and Portland police to handle any protests, according to the Associated Press.

In recent years, the National Guard has been activated in several states to assist largely with cyber security threats during elections. The Colorado National Guard’s Cyber Task Force has been activated this year – a practice in place since 2018 – to safeguard election “infrastructure,” the office of Colorado’s secretary of state said in a statement last month.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo this week also announced that 60 National Guard troops are on standby “in preparation for a safe and smooth Election Day.”

“This decision, which mirrors the state’s routine preparation for past elections, was made after consultation with election officials and state leaders,” Lombardo said in a statement. “It is one of many proactive steps the state is taking to ensure all possible resources are in place for a timely response to any challenges that arise.”

The activation will support state and local resources on Election Day, the statement said.

Preparations are also underway in Washington, DC, where more than 3,000 police officers will work 12-hour shifts, Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said in a news conference Tuesday.

To ensure security, police chiefs across the United States are making unprecedented plans for Election Day and the weeks that follow. The issue has become pressing for law enforcement since the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol that delayed certification of the last presidential election.

Three law enforcement associations representing agencies from across the country – the Major County Sheriffs of America, the National Sheriffs’ Association, and the Major Cities Chiefs Association – said in a joint statement last month that authorities have been in preparation for over a year and a half leading up to the election and asked citizens to stay vigilant as well.

“As always, the associations encourage the public to speak up if they witness anything suspicious or unusual with election activities,” the statement said. “If you ‘See Something, Say Something’, and let law enforcement investigate and determine the outcome of any suspicious circumstances or incidents.”

I bet Biden is all ready to declare Martial Law, if needed.

r2 Uh, no. A Dem president would never, ever declare martial law over election unrest. Even Trump backed away from that option in January 2020 after Lindell pitched it to him. It's a *really* bad look for a mature democracy.

What a shithole country.

You don’t have to declare martial law to dispatch federal or state troops to assist US police. And the troops you dispatch to US communities can be fully armed and prepared to shoot US civilians if needed,

And yes that is never a good look for any govt to have to do.

R3 and who was the potus that sent fully armed US combat troops into Detroit that ended up killing so many civilians

None other than Democratic US President L Johnson.

*January 2021

MAGA knows they can only get their people to win election unethically and illegally.

This is what Trump has done to America. Heads I win, tales you lose.

Seems to me that after the insurrection, Biden knows what to do. And, since MAGA's went to jail after the last one, they may think twice about making a physical fuss. Plus, Trump is tired and probably wants to go home and sleep through the whole mess.

I want every one of his suits nicely steamed so he’s ready to spend the next four years in court.

He will start off receiving a news segment dedicated to his trials. Then, the segment will shrink to be part of each week’s news roundup. Then, it will become a joke.

But, he will sit in court. And, he will relive countless testimonies. And, he will have to blab entering and exiting the building. He’ll need a PA interview him. Nobody else will have time.

It boggles my mind that this is happening in America

R11 A Holocaust for Trump supporters would fix this.

For fuck sake, this has never been necessary in a US presidential election. All the more reason Trump has got to go.

R11 R13

The US has a long history of election related violence. In the past there were gun fights and multiple deaths just in Baltimore on Election Day between the know nothings and those who were not know nothings. Not all that uncommon in the US in the past.

After another election the losers got upset and we then had a 4 year bloody civil war.

And in my life time election violence including many murders around stopping blacks from voting

I'm less concerned about today's election results and Kamala Harris winning, than I am with the Trump acolytes shenanigans trying to undermine and challenge results in the swing states between now and election certification on January 6, 2025.

Lame, turd world cuntry shit

The county I live in and the neighboring city (A State Capital) have enacted their Emergency Operations Centers just in case.

Something tells me there are more preparatory measures than a few National Guard troops on standby.

There was an extra armed police officer outside my kids’ school today during morning dropoff. Had a gun strapped to his chest in addition to the one in his holster. Maybe I should have kept the kids home today.

Putin has been laughing his ass off for nearly 10 years now! It didn't get him Ukraine (not yet, anyway), but still, his plan was executed beautifully and he reaped quite a few benefits!