Can the president use the Insurrection Act and send the military into U.S. cities? A web of legal provisions try to balance presidential power with the power of state leaders.
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American troops may be used inside the country, but it is an extraordinary exercise of authority to deploy them domestically, says an expert on the domestic role of the military.
What happens if the highest court in the land loses legitimacy?
There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.
What’s at stake when Americans lose faith in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some may have to consider what exactly their oath to the Constitution requires.
Many militia members have championed the importance of individual rights, but have also backed a president who is now threatening the kind of crackdown they fear.
The Insurrection Act of 1807 was not intended to be a national call to war against the American people.
President Trump has warned that he will send the military into states to curb protests. Is Trump’s warning bluster? Or does the president have the authority to send the military into American cities?
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Clemson University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Constitutional Studies, Political Science and Law, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
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Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Director of Research, Academic Development and Innovation at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury College
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