Experts in constitutional law and the military say the Insurrection Act gives presidents tremendous power with few restraints. Recent statements by former President Donald Trump raise questions about how he might use it if he wins another term.
His supporters tried to forcefully make him president when he lost the election in 2020. If he loses this next election, they’ll probably try again, and possibly with better results since it’s clear we won’t try very hard to stop them
His supporters tried to forcefully make him president when he lost the election in 2020. If he loses this next election, they’ll probably try again, and possibly with better results since it’s clear we won’t try very hard to stop them
It is not clear that “we won’t try very hard to stop them”.
In fact, we are now prepared to stop them.
Stop him using a sympathetic Speaker of the House and basically no new guardrails since last time?
Not to mention a SCOTUS who he appointed 33% of, and potentially more if he takes power again.