The US is positioning itself as the cradle of democracy, but for 200 years there has been a law there that legitimizes the use of the army against its own citizens. It is it what Donald Trump intends to use.
This is reported on Tuesday, June 2, by Reuters.
As News Front previously reported, riots have not subsided in the United States since last week. The uprising began in Minneapolis, where a policeman killed African-American George Floyd. The man was detained on suspicion of forging a check for $ 20. During the arrest, the policeman began to press his knee on Floyd’s neck. He said that he had nothing to breathe, but the policeman did not listen. As a result, the detainee died.
The incident led to protests that swept the whole country in a few days. Pogroms are recorded in large cities, including New York and Washington. The US President Donald Trump, in turn, does not exclude the possibility that the protests will be suppressed with the help of federal troops.
Reuters, referring to the US Constitution, recalls that maintaining order in individual states is the responsibility of governors. This principle is reflected in the Posse Comitatus Act. It also prohibits the use of federal troops to enforce compliance with laws within the country.
However, in the United States since the 19th century there has been a law on rebellion, which actually contradicts Posse Comitatus. The Uprising Act allows the president to use US forces against his own citizens. At the same time, the document describes scenarios in which the introduction of troops into the states does not require the approval of the governors.
The media emphasized that the Uprising Act has been applied dozens of times in the history of the United States, although its frequency of use has declined since the 1960s. The last time it was involved in 1992 under circumstances similar to the current. Then four police officers from Los Angeles beat a black man. When they were acquitted, riots broke out.