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Unless my reading of it is mistaken, the Insurrection Act Wikipedia article seems to indicate that the state governors would still have the ability to prevent t
by droo5ki 6y ago
Unless my reading of it is mistaken, the Insurrection Act Wikipedia article seems to indicate that the state governors would still have the ability to prevent the deployment of military forces into their states.
- protomyth 6y agoYou want to review further down where it was used for civil rights with unwilling governors.
- droo5ki 6y agoAhh got it. Oh boy.
- UncleOxidant 6y agoOh, boy is right. Trump would really be twisting this in a very bad direction if he invokes this.
- ashtonkem 6y agoThere’s no easy way back down from where we’re at.
- MattGaiser 6y ago> It further allows for the president to do the same in a state without the explicit consent of a state's government if it becomes impracticable to enforce federal laws through ordinary proceedings or if states are unable to safeguard its inhabitants' civil rights. They certainly didn't have the consent of governors to desegregate the schools.