Some fun facts:
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The Insurrection Act has been invoked 30 times by 17 different presidents.
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In fact, 37% of American presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act.
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It was invoked to deal with rebellions and uprisings.
What are rebellions and uprisings?
Examples:
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Armed groups openly defied federal law
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State or local authorities could not or would not enforce federal law
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Violence or organized resistance threatened the authority of the federal government
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Courts were blocked, taxes couldn’t be collected, or officials were attacked
Look I just described Minnesota.
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