The Insurrection Act has rarely been invoked in its 213 years—but in modern times, presidents have typically assumed the power to deal with the agony of racial conflict, even relying on the provision to uphold federal civil rights in the Deep South.
the Insurrection Act in 1962 and 1963 to send federal troops to Mississippi and Alabama to enforce civil rights laws. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions to Detroit when deadly riots broke out between police and residents and again invoked the law in 1968 in response to protests sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Police officers stand watch over burning building in West Los Angeles following looting and arson reaction to the acquittal of four LAPD officers in the Rodney King incident, April 30, 1992 in Los Angeles.The Insurrection Act can be invoked at a state's request. A state legislature or governor could request assistance from the president to"to suppress [an] Insurrection.
If the situation is not cleared, the president may then issue an executive order to send in troops, according to a 2006The White House has not issued a proclamation text, and President Trump didn't use the words"Insurrection Act" in his Monday night statement. "I reject the notion that the federal government can send troops into the state of Illinois," PritzkerCNN."He wants to change the subject from his failure over coronavirus, a miserable failure, and now see a moment when there's unrest because of the injustice that was done to George Floyd that he now wants to create another topic and something where he can be the law and order president.
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