Episode 1350
Insurrection Act of 1807
Tue, 2021-Jan-12 01:04 UTC
Length - 2:14
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With 417,139 views on Monday, 11 January 2021 our article of the day is Insurrection Act of 1807.
The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law that empowers the President of the United States to deploy U. S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in particular circumstances, such as to suppress civil disorder, insurrection or rebellion.
The act provides a "statutory exception" to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which limits the use of military personnel under federal command for law enforcement purposes within the United States. Before invoking the powers under the Act, 10 U. S. C. § 254 requires the President to first publish a proclamation ordering the insurgents to disperse. As part of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, these provisions are now codified as amended.
There are Constitutional exceptions to Posse Comitatus restrictions rooted in the President's own constitutional authority. Defense Department guidelines describe "homeland defense" as a "constitutional exception" to Posse Comitatus restriction, meaning that measures necessary to guarantee National Security from external threats are not subject to the same limitations.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:04 UTC on Tuesday, 12 January 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Insurrection Act of 1807 on Wikipedia.
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