Reply #8: all good points [View All]

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Yes, the bill repealing Section 1076 (the provision discussed in the article linked in the OP) is the bill that chimpy is trying to veto. Under the circumstances, that only makes the omission of any reference to the current state of play of section 1076 seem more odd, don't you agree?

And while my comments may not have been clear, my point was not that section 1076 isn't so bad, its that even the existing law, put into the hands of dishonorable people, could be used to "justify" all sorts of actions that this country has never before seen. Its because of the sorts of actions that you outline that I think that merely restoring the old law is just a first step -- additional restraints need to be put on the executive with respect to the circumstances in which the military can be deployed domestically.