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Insurrection Act
May 16, 2024
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Rosa Brooks
The Liberal Fantasy Is Just That
On the military in a fascist America
August 2, 2023
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Team Trump Was Prepared to Use the Military to Stay in Power
Trump’s third indictment spells out how his team considered using the Insurrection Act to quash protests after a stolen election.
November 10, 2022
Alex Thomas
Democrats Have Two Months to Trump-Proof the Presidency
With the party likely to cede the House—if not the Senate—to the GOP, meaningful steps to limit some of the executive branch’s power must be taken during the lame-duck session.
May 2, 2022
Maya Wiley
How Trump Dangerously Turned an Old Law on Its Head—and What Congress Must Do About It
The Insurrection Act was written and amended to protect law and order. Trumpworld tried to use it to subvert law and order—and will do so again.
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