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Doomsday said:
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I cannot tell you how pissed off I am that this fraud situation in Minnesota is not front and center every day in the news. $9 billion. and it might be much more.

Yesterday I began preparing my 2025 tax return collecting documents and estimating my tax bill. It led me to begin preparing for my 2026 return by adjusting my tax withholdings on my newly required mandatory 401k withdrawals. Reviewing my tax requirements with the background of knowing that billions of tax dollars were stolen under the noses of Minnesota politicians, and probably with at least tacit consent, make me want to say f it! and stop paying taxes altogether. The lack of respect for us and the lack of concern for our hard work and hard earned money is maddening. I will not vote for any politician from any party that will not fight to save every penny I earn from fraud and abuse. In fact, I will vote for radicals who want to eliminate the income tax altogether so that we the people have control of of money once again.
 
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The Insurrection Act (originally from 1807, with roots in earlier militia laws) has been invoked about 30 times in U.S. history, according to reliable sources like the Brennan Center for Justice and Wikipedia compilations.However, the question asks how many Presidents have invoked it (or its direct predecessor laws in some counts). Reliable, non-partisan analyses (including the Brennan Center's detailed guide and cross-referenced reports) indicate that 15 to 17 Presidents have done so, depending on how certain edge cases are classified:
  • 15 Presidents is the most commonly cited figure for formal, legal invocations (per Wikipedia's list and many reports).
  • 17 Presidents appears in some fact-checks and analyses (e.g., including precursor laws from the 1790s used by George Washington and John Adams, plus one unauthorized/illegal use by a general under Herbert Hoover that is often treated as an effective invocation).
This represents roughly one-third to just under 40% of all U.S. Presidents (there have been 45 or 46 unique individuals up to the current date in 2026, accounting for non-consecutive terms). Key examples of Presidents who have invoked it include:
  • George Washington (Whiskey Rebellion, under early militia authority).
  • Thomas Jefferson.
  • Andrew Jackson.
  • Abraham Lincoln (Civil War era).
  • Ulysses S. Grant (most frequent, with 6 invocations against the Ku Klux Klan and related violence).
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson (civil rights enforcement, e.g., school desegregation).
  • George H.W. Bush (1992 Los Angeles riots, the most recent formal use).
The Act has not been invoked since 1992. Recent threats or considerations (e.g., in 2020 or 2025) did not result in actual invocation.For a full historical list, the Brennan Center's guide or Wikipedia's "List of invocations of the Insurrection Act" provide detailed breakdowns by date, President, and incident.
 
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There has to be something we don't know about this situation because I see Greenland a another money sucking endeavor that will cost more than it's worth. Currently Denmark is subsidizing this wasteland. We have thrived for 250 years without Greenland, why do we need it now? It can't be just for minerals,, which we can buy on the market.

And I get the strategic importance of its location too. But again, it has always been there and Denmark is a NATO country so I am sure we could put a base or something up there is necessary.
 
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Creeper said:
There has to be something we don't know about this situation because I see Greenland a another money sucking endeavor that will cost more than it's worth. Currently Denmark is subsidizing this wasteland. We have thrived for 250 years without Greenland, why do we need it now? It can't be just for minerals,, which we can buy on the market.

And I get the strategic importance of its location too. But again, it has always been there and Denmark is a NATO country so I am sure we could put a base or something up there is necessary.
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Really good read here. Long, but well worth it.

 
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