joe•iuculano 
Via #RawStory
#InsurrectionAct gives presidents sweeping authority 2 suppress #uprisings, #DomesticViolence & #conspiracies, but rarely used law specifies few limits 2 those powers
That must change..to reign in a future prez who lacks respect 4 dem values & constitutional norms demonstrated by #DonaldTrump, the presumptive '24 #Republican nominee who encouraged mob o supporters 2 attack US #Capitol & has pondered invoking 1792 law on 1st day in office if re-elected
'Essential': WaPo editorial board urges major overhaul of insurrection law before election
The Insurrection Act gives presidents sweeping authority to suppress uprisings, domestic violence and conspiracies — but the rarely used law specifies few limits to those powers.That must change, argued the Washington Post's editorial board, to reign in a future president who lacks the respect for d...