Some fun facts: 1. The Insurrection Act has been invoked 30 times by 17 different presidents.
2. In fact, 37% of American presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act.
3. It was invoked to deal with rebellions and uprisings. What are rebellions and uprisings? Examples: – Armed groups openly defied federal law – State or local authorities could not or would not enforce federal law – Violence or organized resistance threatened the authority of the federal government – Courts were blocked, taxes couldn’t be collected, or officials were attacked Look I just described Minnesota.
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