Could Trump invoke Insurrection Act - and what powers would that give him? - RocketNews

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But many of the posts appeared to conflate martial law with the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807, which was mentioned in a recent executive order.
56% : Trump, on his part, ...
50% : The report should include "any recommendations regarding additional actions that may be necessary to obtain complete operational control of the southern border, including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807", the executive order said.
37% : Invoking the Insurrection Act would allow Trump to direct federal military personnel to enforce federal law at the US southern border.
35% : "I just learned about this executive order (section 6-b) which says Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 on April 20th which will (amount) to declaring martial law," a Reddit user posted on March 19.
31% : They said they do not see a clear path for Trump to lawfully implement martial law in the way it's commonly understood.

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