https://freerepublic.com/tag/post12minutesago/ en-us Thu, 16 May 2019 22:44:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3749865/posts The Daily Caller’s Amber Athey reported that multiple senior Trump administration officials said President Trump will soon invoke the “tremendous powers” of the act to get rid of illegal aliens leeching off the fat of the land. “We’re doing the Insurrection Act,” one official said. Under the Insurrection Act of 1807, the president has the authority to use the National Guard and military in order to combat “unlawful obstruction or rebellion” within U.S. borders. The act was last invoked in 1992 by George H.W. Bush to quell the Los Angeles riots, and was also used by Eisenhower in 1957 to... GP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3749865/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2019 22:44:50 GMT