The hands of a man who wants to be came, who nearly every day undermines checks and balances in the Constitution. The Insurrection act as it stands today would serve as yet another tool for dangerous executive overreach. Since its enactment in the 1800s, presidents of both parties have relied on the Insurrection act selectively. And as we've discovered over time, the law is dangerously outdated, vague, and vulnerable to abuse if wielded by a president who refuses to act in good faith. (15:47–15:55)
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Asserts that the Insurrection Act has been used selectively by presidents since the 1800s.
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