If leaders don't grow a spine and judges don't start following the law, we are going to revisit 1861.
The Insurrection Act gives U.S. presidents the authority to deploy active duty military to maintain or restore peace in times of crisis.
Authority is in Section 253 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code, which gives the president the right to take military action within a state when...
Authority is in Section 253 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code, which gives the president the right to take military action within a state when...
“any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity or protection named in the Constitution & secured by law & the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity or to give that protection.”
Thomas Jefferson Signed the Insurrection Act in 1807 to Foil a Plot by Aaron Burr.
In 1861, Abraham Lincoln Expanded the Law.
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In 1861, Abraham Lincoln Expanded the Law.
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