How Trump’s Threat to Invoke Insurrection Act Differs From JFK’s Use in Mississippi

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How Trump’s Threat to Invoke Insurrection Act Differs From JFK’s Use in Mississippi

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How Trump’s Insurrection Act Threat Differs From JFK’s Use in Miss.

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The military has been used domestically about 30 times since 1807, mostly to enforce civil rights and quell riots. Can they be used to quash political protests?

Students from the University of Mississippi stand against a wall after being arrested by U.S. Marshals on Oct. 1, 1962. President John F. Kennedy invoked the Insurrection Act to subdue white supremacist riots against racial integration at the university.

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