But this time he wasn't. In his hands. 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. (15:39–15:47)
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Asserts that the current Insurrection Act could enable executive overreach.
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