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It passed, but divided govt does funny things, so ...
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So the law is aimed at civilian officials who might want to use troops to help locally, such as mayors, governors, sherriffs, marshalls etc.
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END RANT BUT I MAY START AGAIN IF THIS DOESN’T GO AWAY BC AAAARRRGGGHHH
Statutory restrictions are that military can’t engage in arrests, investigations, or seizures *unless otherwise authorized*
NG troops can do these things so long as they’re still under the command of the Gov
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“Whenever the P considers that unlawful obstructions...assemblages, or rebellion...make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the US...by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings...
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In Martin v Mott (1812) SCOTUS held that authority to determine whether such an exigency had arisen belonged exclusively to the prez (not Cong)
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