This Is What Real Insurrection Looks Like

My friends, what’s happening in Minnesota right now isn’t about legitimate protest. It’s about open defiance of federal law — and it’s something we cannot allow to continue.

For years, the Radical Left has tried to convince Americans what “democracy” looks like. But of course, where leftists are calling the shots, “democracy” looks like chaos, disruption, and dangerous temper tantrums.

But when state and local officials actively obstruct federal law enforcement, coordinate non-compliance, and inflame public unrest, they’ve moved to a far more volatile situation: open insurrection against the federal government.

And while the protestors in Minnesota tell us, “this is what democracy looks like,” the truth is, we’re witnessing something far more sinister. In fact, it’s what insurrection looks like.

In today’s program, I laid out exactly why Minnesota has become ground zero in this fight. Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey aren’t just declining to cooperate with ICE — they’re openly framing lawful federal enforcement as an “occupying force.” That language is deliberate. It’s dangerous. And it’s designed to provoke open rebellion.

This isn’t about federalism. States do not get veto power over federal law. Cities don’t get to nullify enforcement because they don’t like the outcome. When officials cross that line and encourage obstruction and chaos, the constitutional order itself is at risk.

Make no mistake: this panic isn’t random. Democrats understand that deportations, population shifts, and the coming 2030 census threaten their electoral future. Minnesota is the case study. If this model of insurrection succeeds here, it will be exported everywhere.

This is not January 6 rhetoric. This is real, coordinated defiance of lawful authority — and it demands clarity, courage, and resolve from those who still believe in the rule of law and the Constitution.

Conservative, not bitter.
Todd

🚨 Minnesota becomes ground zero for what Todd calls real insurrection, not protest
⚖️ Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused of defying federal law
🔥 ICE openly framed as an “occupying force”
🏛️ Federal immigration enforcement obstructed by state and local leadership
📜 Trump reportedly considers invoking the Insurrection Act amid escalating chaos
🧭 Demographic panic and vote protection drive Democratic resistance to enforcement

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My friends, if you understand this one thing, today’s chaos suddenly starts making sense.

The mayhem we’re seeing isn’t confusion. It’s strategy.

David Plouffe, a former Obama advisor, is warning Democrats they’re headed for an electoral catastrophe unless they make big changes. He says their leadership needs replaced, their message is broken, and demographic shifts after the next census make the math brutal.

Even if Democrats win every state Kamala won and add Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, they still fall short of the electoral votes needed to win the White House.

Plouffe argues Democrats must replace leadership and pivot to a message of affordability.

Of course, their ideas make life unaffordable, but those are details when the propaganda machine is humming.

Once you understand this electoral nightmare ahead, all this domestic chaos makes perfect sense.

The Insurrection Act isn’t some radical idea cooked up by Trump or Republicans last week. It’s an active federal law passed in 1807, written broadly on purpose, and used sparingly but intentionally throughout American history.

The Insurrection Act is an emergency authority—but it is a lawful one. It was passed by Congress, is grounded in the Constitution, and is built for moments when states fail to enforce the law. This isn’t executive overreach. It’s a constitutional tool meant for times exactly like this, when lawlessness overwhelms local leadership—or is enabled by it—and federal authority is openly undermined.

Here’s what the Insurrection Act actually allows. The president may deploy active-duty military forces on U.S. soil. Or the National Guard may be federalized. Federal law shall be enforced when a state fails or refuses to do so. Governor consent is preferred, but it is not required. That’s not a loophole. That’s the design. The Framers understood that states might one day abdicate their responsibility to protect citizens and uphold the law.

Now let’s be clear about what the Insurrection Act is not. It is not martial law. It does not suspend the Constitution. It does not create a permanent military occupation. And it is not a punishment for dissent or protest. Peaceful protest is protected. Rioting, arson, violence and interfering with legal operations are not. When leaders refuse to make that distinction, the federal government has both the authority and the obligation to step in.

History backs this up. The Insurrection Act has been used to enforce desegregation, protect civil rights, respond to the Los Angeles riots, and override governors who refused to comply with federal mandates. In other words, it’s been used when states failed their people. Minneapolis today fits that pattern. Invoking the Insurrection Act wouldn’t be extreme, but doing nothing would be.