Well, MAYBEEeeeee...
CNSNews.com - Army Investigating How and Why Troops Were Sent Into Alabama Town After Murder Spree
OF course, IF we can wrap it all in a nice wrapper and pretty ribbon, the public might swallow it - the "spoonful of sugar..."
Naturally, there was NO way that the Sheriff or state patrol could of been used instead...
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In addition, there is the Insurrection Act of 1808, as amended in 2007, (Title 10, Section 331 of the U.S. Code) under which the president can authorize troops “to restore order and enforce the laws of the United States” in an insurrection.
“Whenever there is an insurrection in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of its legislature or of its governor if the legislature cannot be convened, call into federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by that State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to suppress the insurrection,” the law states.
In 2007, Congress expanded the list to include “natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition” as situations for which the president can authorize troops, provided that “domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the state or possession are incapable of maintaining public order.”
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Stay tuned for more such incidents...
