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posted ago by IAbsolutelyDare ago by IAbsolutelyDare +2569 / -0

(1) The President may employ the armed forces, including the National Guard in Federal service, to -

  • (A) restore public order and enforce the laws of the United States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the United States, the President determines that

  • (i) domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of maintaining public order; and

  • (ii) such violence results in a condition described in paragraph (2); or

  • (B) suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such insurrection, violation, combination, or conspiracy results in a condition described in paragraph (2).

(2) A condition described in this paragraph is a condition that–

  • (A) so hinders the execution of the laws of a State or possession, as applicable, and of the United States within that State or possession, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State or possession are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or

  • (B) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.

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IAbsolutelyDare [S] 28 points ago +29 / -1

Dunno why the formatting cucked out like that. :/ But cut and paste if you can't read it, it's good stuff.

SPEZ: Fixed it!

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Madman2020 21 points ago +21 / -0

Democrats are the cognitive dissonance party for the noncognitive dissident.

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ShrikeDeCil 14 points ago +14 / -0

"Emotional Thinkers"

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myswedishfriend 2 points ago +2 / -0

Just like George W. Bush is an absolute drooling idiot ...and a devious mastermind.

Edit: not a Bush fan, except for mankind's last hope... Jeb!

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TopKeksWithFrens 6 points ago +8 / -2

Was this act just used or something?

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IAbsolutelyDare [S] 8 points ago +9 / -1

Not that I know of, but it certainly seems to apply.

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ShrikeDeCil 6 points ago +6 / -0

Possibly, and DC maybe.

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Mister_Wonderful 7 points ago +7 / -0

I believe it was last used in the 1992 LA riots

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mvrak 5 points ago +6 / -1

Technically it is used even if the national guard is deployed. Though most people think of it if the rest of the armed forces are brought in.

I'm not clear under which authority he replaced the governor of DC.

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IAbsolutelyDare [S] 10 points ago +10 / -0

As I understand it DC has no governor, just a mayor, cuz it's not a state obvs. But the NG requires a governor to sign off on their deployment, so the army guy fills that role. It's not the full bore wresting of authority from the cuck mayor, sadly.

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mvrak 6 points ago +6 / -0

So its just a bureaucratic thing. I wonder how much power the governor actually gets then.