I guess Mattis forgot that Eisenhower used active military members to quell violence in the US. As did JFK, LBJ and Bush.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/histo...outputType=amp
And there’s this:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nichola...oll-finds/amp/
Oh well Originally Posted by bambino
yep. i already mentioned posse comitatus and here it is mentioned in the Insurrection Act ..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807
The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law (10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255; prior to 2016, 10 U.S.C. §§ 331–335; amended 2006, 2007) that empowers the President of the United States to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in particular circumstances, such as to suppress civil disorder, insurrection and rebellion.
The act provides the "major exception" to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which limits the use of military personnel under federal command for law enforcement purposes within the United States.[1]
Before invoking the powers under the Act, 10 U.S.C. § 254 requires the President to firstly publish a proclamation ordering the insurgents to disperse.
yeah i'd say Trump has made his required proclamation ..
and of course the leftists are screaming how Trump is some dictator. and in this case he is .. a Constitutional Dictator who can act to quell unrest with federal forces.
says so here ..
