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To: dalight

Presidential Authority to Use US Military Forces

Here are the current conditions the president can use to deploy US Military Troops on American soil.

(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.


39 posted on 06/01/2020 9:25:26 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww
...terrorist attack...

There it is. Declare Antifa a terrorist organization, and the road ahead is clear.

40 posted on 06/01/2020 9:27:11 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill & Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: caww

Yep.. and...we are already in a state of National Emergency.. which grants a whole additional set of powers that don’t normally apply.


74 posted on 06/02/2020 1:48:33 AM PDT by dalight
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