Posted on 07/01/2020 10:57:18 PM PDT by robowombat
TheHill.com House panel votes against curtailing Insurrection Act powers after heated debate BY REBECCA KHEEL - 07/01/20 11:43 PM EDT 877
House panel votes against curtailing Insurrection Act powers after heated debate
House panel votes against curtailing Insurrection Act powers after heated debate © Getty Images The House Armed Services Committee has voted against limiting presidential authority under the Insurrection Act, the law President Trump threatened to invoke to deploy active-duty troops in response to protests against racial injustices.
The amendment, offered by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), failed on a largely along party lines in a 25-31 vote. Several moderate or vulnerable Democrats voted against the amendment: Reps. Kendra Horn (Okla.), Xochitl Torres Small (N.M.), Jared Golden (Maine), Elaine Luria (Va.), Anthony Brindisi (N.Y.) and Gil Cisneros (Calif.).
Last month, Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act at the height of the protests, saying he would deploy active-duty troops if governors did not “dominate” demonstrators.
The 1807 act creates an exception to the general prohibition on using the U.S. military to enforce domestic laws. It was last used by former President George H.W. Bush at the request of California’s governor to quell the 1992 Rodney King riots.
Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act despite his threat, but Democrats are still pushing changes to the law after federal law enforcement used force to clear protesters from Lafayette Square outside the White House. Trump also deployed thousands of National Guardsmen to Washington, D.C., and the administration ordered active-duty soldiers to deploy to outside D.C. and be ready to enter the city if ordered.
Escobar’s amendment would have required a president to make a certification to Congress that a state is unwilling or unable to suppress an unlawful obstruction or rebellion before invoking the Insurrection Act
It would also have given Congress the power to pass a resolution to terminate a president’s use of act.
The debate over the amendment was the most heated of the House Armed Services Committee’s NDAA markup Wednesday.
Tempers flared as Reps. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) and Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) attempted to talk over each other, and committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) attempted to intervene.
Byrne first attempted to talk over Brown, but stopped after Smith took control of the proceeding and told Byne “you know the rules … don’t act aggrieved.”
When it became Byrne’s turn, Brown attempted to talk over him, and when Smith tried to stop that, Brown did not yield.
When Byrne implored Smith to intervene, Smith told him to “chill.”
After repeatedly saying Brown’s name, Smith shouted, “Mr. Brown” and struck his gavel three times.
“Anthony,” an exasperated Smith said as Brown kept talking. “Are you kidding me, Anthony? Anthony, please suspend.”
Brown then asked Smith to treat him the same as Byrne, saying he “didn’t hear a first name admonition” against Byrne. Smith replied that was because Byrne stopped talking.
House panel approves $740.5B defense policy bill House panel votes to limit Trump's Germany withdrawal Smith then turned back to Byne, who yielded time to Brown. Brown used that time to apologize.
“What I’m going to do is use my 30 seconds to make a very sincere, genuine apology to you, to the chairman and to this committee,” Brown said.
Smith said later in the markup he and Brown spoke to each other and that “we’re all good.”
Yes it is. Kind of surprising to me a House panel would do this, considering the Democrats have a majority.
So a Mexican female pretending to be an American tried to undermine the ability of the United States to defend themselves?
Color me shocked.
Headline shoukd read:
Trump Wins Major Bipartisan Victory over House Dems!
Dems are looking to having control of the Presidency and needing a way to silence opponents.
“counting their chickens” IMO.
True. Dopey Joe has already said he would ‘force’ everyone to mask up in public. That could lead to some interesting events. Thew rats don’t want to just steal our history and culture they want to physically attack us as well.
The media “ Made dam’ sure that Pilate washed his hands..”.
IDK, the media has taken on a heavy load.
Not sure they can carry it.
They want to be able to use and exploit it the next time they have the government.
We CAN NOT screw with the President's ability to use power where justifiably needed or required to save lives or preserve the nation. Someone tell Nancy that if she can run the House through electronic proxy while eating ice cream the President can use the same technology for speedy congressional approvals.
Meanwhile the Democrats' obnoxious Antifa/BLM Marxists continue to erode Democrat support in deplorable fly-over America. See ya'll at the voting center recording procedures with my phone. Technology is a double edged sword.
Six crossovers in committee is “party-line”? Who writes this tripe?
I agree. However nobody tried to ‘quell’ the mobs of human garbage during the Rodney King uprising. All the soldiers and Marines just contained the mobs, sort of.
Exactly
Dems are expecting insurrection
I think the Left really does not want the law minimized, so that it will be available should they ever hold the WH.
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I think their internal polls must be scaring the excrement outta them...
“Largely along party lines”
No, not at all true.
There was a very scary announcement........ Trump has 34% of the black vote
If even half true, it’s all over for democrats.
The current destruction of cities and protesting lost causes is the direct result of the 34% number
Exactly.
November is looking like an extinction event for the DNC and they know it. Thus....scorched earth policy is in effect.
Worst of all, we got several months for them to keep this up. Heaven help us all.
They want to be able to use and exploit it the next time they have the government.
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That’s it in a nutshell.
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