A group of legal experts and former U.S. government officials, including former Trump lawyers, have called for an update to the Insurrection Act. The bipartisan group, convened by the American Law Institute and led by former Obama White House Counsel Bob Bauer and former George W. Bush administration Assistant Attorney General Jack Goldsmith, released a set of “Principles for Insurrection Act Reform”.
They propose changes to the law, which allows the president to deploy troops on U.S. soil in cases of insurrections. The group suggests rules requiring consultation with the state governor before troop deployment, congressional notification within 24 hours afterwards, and limiting deployment to 30 days without renewed authorization by Congress.
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