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@NoWaistedSpace started wasting space, back to the original question.
It is up to the state to request assistance, same as it was during the scamdemic.
For the federal government to send in regular troops without being requested basically violates the Posse Cometatus act and declares full-on martial law in that area.
The problem is that the left wants the destruction. It's all they have to try and get a socialist in office. Notice that a white, Hispanic, Asian, and black cop all participated in killing the non-violent criminal - but it was about race? It is all because of the media. If they can slam a false narrative at you 24/7, there's enough sheeple out there to take up bricks because they are offended. They also don't show "peaceful protesters" throwing bottles at cops in the videos - they skip to the part where the cops respond, or forget to mention that rioters caused a curfew that the "peaceful protesters" were violating.
So basically, the red states don't need the assistance, the blue states don't want it. I say fuck 'em. Let them fire the cops and I'll watch it burn on TV. The local residents need to stand up to their idiot politicians.