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Folks, We were all shocked and disturbed to see Donald Trump and Bill Barr use the United States military against American citizens peacefully protesting in Washington, D.C. The Insurrection Act – an over 200-year-old law meant to combat insurrection and rebellion – allows the President to deploy U.S. Armed Forces to states to enforce federal laws. The law gives wide latitude for how the President can use the Armed Forces and for what period of time – and Trump took advantage of these gray areas to satisfy his authoritarian tendencies.
The Insurrection Act is not an excuse to harm civilians or shut down lawful protests. David is calling for new limits on presidential authority to deploy the U.S. military to states, including limiting the initial time in which a President may deploy the Armed Forces to states to a period of 72 hours. Congress must provide authorization for Armed Forces to remain deployed after that 72-hour period has passed for a maximum of 14 days unless Congress authorizes a one-time re-up of an additional 14 days. We cannot allow a President – whether it’s Donald Trump or a future administration – to take advantage of loopholes that allow federal troops to break up peaceful protests or harm American citizens in any context. Thanks for taking action, -- Team Cicilline
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