Amendments of 2006On September 30, 2006, the Congress modified the Insurrection Act as part of the 2007 Defense Authorization Bill. Section 1076 of the new law changes Sec. 333 of the "Insurrection Act," and widens the President's ability to deploy troops within the United States to enforce the laws. Under this act, the President may also deploy troops as a police force during a natural disaster, epidemic, serious public health emergency, terrorist attack, or other condition, when the President determines that the authorities of the state are incapable of maintaining public order. The bill also modified Sec. 334 of the Insurrection Act, giving the President authority to order the dispersal of either insurgents or "those obstructing the enforcement of the laws." The new law changed the name of the chapter from "Insurrection" to "Enforcement of the Laws to Restore Public Order."The 2007 Defense Authorization Bill, with over $500 billion allocated to the military, and which also contained the changes to the Insurrection Act of 1807, was passed by a bipartisan majority of both houses of Congress: 398-23 in the House and by unanimous consent in the Senate.[1] In order for military forces to be used under the provisions of the revised Insurrection Act, the following conditions must be met: (1) The President may employ the armed forces, including the National Guard in Federal service, to-- (A) restore public order and enforce the laws of the United States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the United States, the President determines that-- (i) domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of maintaining public order; and (ii) such violence results in a condition described in paragraph (2); or (B) suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such insurrection, violation, combination, or conspiracy results in a condition described in paragraph (2). (2) A condition described in this paragraph is a condition that-- (A) so hinders the execution of the laws of a State or possession, as applicable, and of the United States within that State or possession, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State or possession are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or (B) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.[edit] Differences between old and new wordingThe 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 conspiracyThe new wording of the Act, as amended, still requires the same conditions as worded in Paragraph (2), above, but those conditions can now also be a result of natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other conditionand 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.Congress was granted the right to be informed immediately and every 14 days thereafter during the exercise of federal authority under these conditions.
If you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to worry about The President's job is to protect the people Not everything is a government conspiracy The President is The Decider and we should support him
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Why not because it would allow him to deploy troops faster during a humanitarian disaster. I can't deploy from my Post, down the road to help out if a tornando hits here..not a damm thing I we can do under federal law unless certain criteria are met and the Governor does his thing.
U guys need to relax....and if it comes to it I'll be sure to be really nice all getbiggers in my concentration camp.
