Against the Insurrection Act
President Trump and Senator Tom Cotton want to use the military to quell riots. That would be catastrophic.
Senator Tom Cotton Wednesday in that given the rioting and looting in multiple U.S. cities, “it’s past time to support local law enforcement with federal authority.” Some governors have mobilized the National Guard, the Arkansas Republican observed, yet others refuse to or are still overwhelmed. “In these circumstances,” he wrote, “the Insurrection Act authorizes the president to employ the military.” The op-ed dovetailed with President Trump’s June 1 statement that if a city or state
