Does Esper still have the option to go back to his old boss, Raytheon? He should consider it.
To begin, there is no insurrection, there are people with masks marching in the streets of the USA EXPECTING the government to pay attention to overbearing police actions throughout the country. Is Trump sure there isn't a police insurrection?
The Insurrection Act needs the request of governors to deploy the USA military.
There is an amendment that was passed because Michael D. Brown, the "W" director of FEMA screwed up the response and the circumstances in New Orleans became critical and people were dying.
Katrina was the first major Climate Crisis storm and arrived in Louisiana with a 20-foot storm surge that traveled right up the Mississippi and deposited ships at the shoulder of the river. Lake Ponchartrain of Louisiana swelled and between the storm surge and the lake, water volume caused the destruction of the levees. When the levees broke, and "The Big One" finally arrived the residents of the Ninth District were underwater and many died. I don't recall the exact number at this time, shame on me, but it was over 1100 people dead in the USA due to a hurricane and the most in decades.
General Honore (click here) was sent to the interior of the country to rescue New Orleans from being stranded, hungry, and without medical access. I remember his arrival. It was after some military soldiers arrived and were actually preparing their weapons, his helicopter touched down, he lept out and stated, "Put your guns down!"
Obviously, General Honore was not interested in terrifying Americans more than they already were after they had very little warning to leave New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. They were terrified and many lost family members. They didn't need Ameican troops pointing their weapons in their face. Honore was magnificent and never once overstepped the unusual authority. He reassured the people and directed the troops to help and bring about an understanding of order within a city and area with it being absolutely destroyed by a major hurricane that Louisiana rarely if ever experienced.
There was an amendment to the Insurrection Act after that event in Louisiana.
The amendment (click here)
That was the only change to the Insurrection Act for well over 100 years. The President of the USA is NOT a king and the founders of this country took every opportunity to reiterate the fact this was a free country and the president would never be a king.
The amendment to the Insurrection Act is NOT permission for the USA military to turn their guns on the American people. The governors have to consent, or better said, ASK for the assistance of the USA military within their borders.
Trump's fantasy of being a tyrant in the USA is getting old. He has yet to address the death of George Floyd and it sure as heck didn't happen in front of a church across from the White House.
Enacted by: the 9th United States Congress
March 3, 1807 10 USC Ch. 13: INSURRECTION (click here)
From Title 10—ARMED FORCESSubtitle A—General Military LawPART I—ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
