“A group of former senior officials from Republican and Democratic administrations — co-lead by President Biden’s personal lawyer — is urging Congress to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the military inside the U.S.,” Axios reports.
“The reforms would restrict any future administration — including a second Trump one — from unilaterally sending troops into American cities using the centuries-old Insurrection Act.”
Present law allows the President to declare an insurrection (rebellion) and activate US troops to put it down. Under this proposal, the President couldn’t order troops into US states but must go to Congress for authorization, similar to what Lincoln did when raising an army against the South.