The Dangers of Deploying the Military on U.S. Soil
(U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the VA Army National Guard stand guard at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 16, 2021, cropped. [Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr, https://flic.kr/p/2ktbo8r; CC BY-NC 2.0])
A new series from Lawfare, in partnership with Protect Democracy, explains the many limitations, drawbacks, and dangers of deploying the military on U.S. soil. A range of authors—including academics, lawyers, veterans, and former Department of Defense officials—discuss the legal limits on the domestic use of the military, their sensible origins, and the consequences of more deeply involving the military in domestic affairs.
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The Dangers of Deploying the Military on U.S. Soil
Introducing a new series on the limitations, drawbacks, and dangers of domestic deployments, from Lawfare and Protect Democracy -
How the Insurrection Act (Properly Understood) Limits Domestic Deployments of the U.S. Military
While legislative reforms would be helpful, a strong case can be made that the existing language of the act should be read narrowly, for both constitutional and practical reasons.
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