"The Insurrection Act empowers the president to call... the US Armed Forces and the Nat. Guard ... to address ... a conspiracy, in any state, which results in the deprivation of Constitutionally secured rights, and where the state ... refuses to protect said rights." Upvote if you want this next ⬆ - The Donald

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"The Insurrection Act empowers the president to call... the US Armed Forces and the Nat. Guard ... to address ... a conspiracy, in any state, which results in the deprivation of Constitutionally secured rights, and where the state ... refuses to protect said rights." Upvote if you want this next ⬆ (en.wikipedia.org)

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– nakedjay 592 points 95 days ago +595 / -3

State legislatures failed, governors failed, secretary of states failed, judges failed, congress failed and the highest court in the land failed. If there was ever a time to use the Insurrection Act right now would be arguably the reason why we have it.

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– AnomalusCitizen7375 411 points 95 days ago +415 / -4

I'm no legal scholar, but my understanding from what I've seen that all the requirements to enact it have been met.

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