“An 1807 law invoked only in the most violent circumstances is now a rallying cry for the MAGA-ites most committed to the fantasy that Donald Trump will never leave office,” Politico reports.
“The law, the Insurrection Act, allows the president to deploy troops to suppress domestic uprisings — not to overturn elections.”
“But that hasn’t stopped the act from becoming a buzzword and cure-all for prominent MAGA figures.”
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