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For book author Paul Engel, the U.S. Constitution is a powerful tool that Americans can use to keep the federal government in check. "The Constitution is ink on parchment. It is not going to [...]
Scholar Explains Insurrection Act Some GOP lawmakers and civil groups say Trump should invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act. The law permits the president to send in the military to suppress a domestic rebellion if the insurrection has made “it impracticable to enforce the laws of the U.S. by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.” The Act is different from martial law, where some civil liberties under the constitution may be suspended. A law professor previously explained that the insurrection act is meant to enforce the law, not replace it. Author of The Constitution Study, Paul Enge...