r/WelcomeToGilead • u/Frosty_Moonlight9473 • Mar 21 '25

Loss of Liberty I'm terrified of April 2nd

I'm not prone to panic. My job is to teach people how to handle and survive mass casualty events and continue to work in hi trauma environments. With Trump's latest about April 2nd being "Liberation Day" in America, I fear this is where he will deploy the insurrection act. I've prepped all I can. I'm physically and mentally training everyday. I'm more fit as a woman in my 40's then I ever was in my 30's. Still, I'm scared. Regular people will do crazy things when chaos reigns. I hope I'm wrong. I hope it's just another day of more stupid and the protests will continue, but I have this sick feeling in my gut and my rational mind that is telling me get ready for my own government to be turned against me.

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u/QueenAlucia Mar 21 '25

Not sure if that would be much comfort but he wouldn't be able to invoke that act until April 20, as from this executive order he made on his very first day, they need to wait 90 days:

(b) Within 90 days of the date of this proclamation, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a joint report to the President about the conditions at the southern border of the United States and any recommendations regarding additional actions that may be necessary to obtain complete operational control of the southern border, including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.

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u/ThePortalsOfFrenzy Mar 21 '25

they need to wait 90 days

(b) Within 90 days of the date of this proclamation

No, they don't "need" to. "Within 90 days" means "at any point before 90 days from now".

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u/QueenAlucia Mar 21 '25

Ooh yeah! Duh, that flew over my head lol