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Most of the coverage I saw was people horrified at the constitutional implications of the military being turned on US citizens, on US soil, by order of the pres
by mikepurvis 6y ago
Most of the coverage I saw was people horrified at the constitutional implications of the military being turned on US citizens, on US soil, by order of the president.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoI mean, there just aren't any constitutional implications - it happened in 1992 with no lasting repercussions.
- ceejayoz 6y agoThere are constitutional implications to the use of the Insurrection Act against largely peaceful demonstrations, like the ones in DC at the time it was invoked. The First Amendment does not protect riots, but it does protect protests outside the White House.