Trump Could Legally Use U.S. Military as Domestic Law Enforcers
The former president’s pledge to use the military within our borders could be fully legal thanks to the vague language of the Insurrection Act.
Could a second-term President Donald Trump legally use military forces to conduct domestic law enforcement activities? The simple answer to the question is “yes.”
Beginning with George Washington, more than a dozen presidents have deployed troops more than two dozen times for law enforcement purposes. The most relevant federal law is the Insurrection Act.
In 1827, the Supreme Court concluded that an earlier version of the law gave the president the exclusive authority “to decide whether [an exigency requiring the militia to be called out] has arisen, and… his decision is conclusive upon all other persons.”
https://www.thedailybeast....
The former president’s pledge to use the military within our borders could be fully legal thanks to the vague language of the Insurrection Act.
Could a second-term President Donald Trump legally use military forces to conduct domestic law enforcement activities? The simple answer to the question is “yes.”
Beginning with George Washington, more than a dozen presidents have deployed troops more than two dozen times for law enforcement purposes. The most relevant federal law is the Insurrection Act.
In 1827, the Supreme Court concluded that an earlier version of the law gave the president the exclusive authority “to decide whether [an exigency requiring the militia to be called out] has arisen, and… his decision is conclusive upon all other persons.”
https://www.thedailybeast....
Trump Could Legally Use U.S. Military as Domestic Law Enforcers
The former president’s pledge to use the military within our borders could be fully legal thanks to the vague language of the Insurrection Act.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-could-legally-use-us-military-as-domestic-law-enforcers
10:51 PM - Dec 09, 2023
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