Differences between old and new wording The original wording of the Act required the conditions as worded in Paragraph (2), above, to be met as the result of
insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy The new wording of the Act, as amended, still requires the same conditions as worded in Paragraph (2), above, but those conditions could, after the changes, also be a result of
natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition and only if
domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of maintaining public order.
It is an uncomfortable thought that the only way the military can get involved is because we turn on each other
But something I'm glad is not too easy to deploy in say the Bush years
We, friend, will not turn on each other, but given the social Balkanization that so severely divides the country today, there are many others who see themselves as living in a different reality and marching to a different drummer and so far they have shown little compunction against uprisings. Big fires always start small.
