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How to Fix the Insurrection Act

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The insurrection act governs when the president can deploy the military to enforce federal law within the united states. It hasn't been invoked in decades, but it played an important role in several recent controversies such as january sixth. Some scholars have written a commission urging that it be included in broader set of reforms. Scotter anderson sits down with liza gtin from leberty and national secrety programm at the brendon centre for justice and her colleague, joseph nunn,. We discuss the history of the insurrection act, what they think makes it dangerous and how congress should try to fix it.

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