Here's What You Need to Know About The Pentagon's Riot Response and Martial Law

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Here's What You Need to Know About The Pentagon's Riot Response and Martial Law
 
2 Jun 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

The Pentagon has ordered a small contingent of active-duty soldiers to alert status, on standby to join thousands of National Guard troops to help police quell civil unrest amid protest demonstrations across America. But the unprecedented situation is still a long way from martial law, legal experts say.

Currently, about 20,400 Guard troops have been activated in 28 states and the District of Columbia as demonstrators clash with police over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died May 25 in police custody in Minneapolis.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/02/heres-what-you-need-know-about-pentagons-riot-response-and-martial-law.html

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Sen. Tom Cotton's call for the enactment of the Insurrection Act, which would allow for the deployment of active-duty units in law enforcement roles if requested by a governor or state legislature.

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