The Insurrection Act of 1807
I have started and stopped this post like 10 times. I want to hope that this does not happen, but after what I saw this morning that is happening in Minneapolis, I feel like the question is when and not if. Regardless of what side of the political divide you stand on, which way you lean it is important to be informed. That being said, let's learn about the Insurrection Act, when it's been used, how it can be used, and when it would be used. This President has been itching to invoke it, threatening to do it during the George Floyd protests and again in 2025 in Los Angeles during immigration enforcement protests. What is the Insurrection Act? It is a federal law that was created in 1807 to that allows the President of the United States to deploy federal troops (and including the National Guard) to a state or city to stop an insurrection against the state, disperse unlawful assembles, obstructions or rebellions. These conditions would be depriving citizens of the Constitu...
