WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.140 align:middle line:10% A riot that is rapidly 00:00:04.140 --> 00:00:07.290 align:middle line:10% unfolding that overwhelms state 00:00:07.290 --> 00:00:09.360 align:middle line:10% and local authorities. 00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:12.450 align:middle line:90% And the way the act is supposed 00:00:12.450 --> 00:00:15.750 align:middle line:90% to work is that the president 00:00:15.750 --> 00:00:17.640 align:middle line:90% has to issue an order 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:20.970 align:middle line:90% to the rioters to stand down. 00:00:20.970 --> 00:00:22.050 align:middle line:90% And if they don't stand down, 00:00:22.050 --> 00:00:26.220 align:middle line:90% then he can use troops 00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:27.614 align:middle line:90% to suppress it. 00:00:27.614 --> 00:00:31.072 align:middle line:10% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00:31.072 --> 00:00:47.390 align:middle line:90% 00:00:47.390 --> 00:00:49.190 align:middle line:90% If a city or state refuses 00:00:49.190 --> 00:00:50.570 align:middle line:90% to take the actions that are 00:00:50.570 --> 00:00:52.580 align:middle line:90% necessary to defend the life 00:00:52.580 --> 00:00:55.280 align:middle line:90% and property of their residents, 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.110 align:middle line:90% then I will deploy the United 00:00:57.110 --> 00:00:58.670 align:middle line:90% States military 00:00:58.670 --> 00:01:01.010 align:middle line:90% and quickly solve the problem 00:01:01.010 --> 00:01:02.129 align:middle line:90% for them. 00:01:02.129 --> 00:01:05.482 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:01:05.482 --> 00:01:11.240 align:middle line:90% 00:01:11.240 --> 00:01:12.560 align:middle line:10% The option to use active duty 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:14.000 align:middle line:10% forces in a law enforcement role 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:15.440 align:middle line:10% should only be used as a matter 00:01:15.440 --> 00:01:16.850 align:middle line:10% of last resort 00:01:16.850 --> 00:01:18.410 align:middle line:10% and only in the most urgent 00:01:18.410 --> 00:01:20.840 align:middle line:10% and dire of situations. 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:22.010 align:middle line:90% We are not in one 00:01:22.010 --> 00:01:24.170 align:middle line:90% of those situations now. 00:01:24.170 --> 00:01:25.820 align:middle line:90% I do not support invoking 00:01:25.820 --> 00:01:27.190 align:middle line:90% the Insurrection Act. 00:01:27.190 --> 00:01:30.190 align:middle line:10% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:01:30.190 --> 00:02:07.190 align:middle line:90% 00:02:07.190 --> 00:02:08.720 align:middle line:90% I remember that the military 00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:11.210 align:middle line:90% was mobilized but then received 00:02:11.210 --> 00:02:13.850 align:middle line:90% criticism for whether there was 00:02:13.850 --> 00:02:15.500 align:middle line:90% excessive use of force. 00:02:15.500 --> 00:02:16.830 align:middle line:90% And there was grave concern 00:02:16.830 --> 00:02:17.630 align:middle line:90% at the time 00:02:17.630 --> 00:02:19.910 align:middle line:90% by civil military specialists, 00:02:19.910 --> 00:02:20.990 align:middle line:90% people like me who focus 00:02:20.990 --> 00:02:23.540 align:middle line:90% on this, this would not 00:02:23.540 --> 00:02:25.880 align:middle line:90% be a good core mission 00:02:25.880 --> 00:02:27.650 align:middle line:90% for the US military going 00:02:27.650 --> 00:02:28.650 align:middle line:90% forward. 00:02:28.650 --> 00:02:31.170 align:middle line:90% So that's why after the LA 00:02:31.170 --> 00:02:31.970 align:middle line:90% riots, 00:02:31.970 --> 00:02:33.440 align:middle line:90% there's been great reluctance 00:02:33.440 --> 00:02:35.540 align:middle line:90% to put the use of the military 00:02:35.540 --> 00:02:36.650 align:middle line:90% in this role, 00:02:36.650 --> 00:02:39.620 align:middle line:90% even after Katrina when there 00:02:39.620 --> 00:02:42.890 align:middle line:90% was evidence that the New 00:02:42.890 --> 00:02:44.670 align:middle line:90% Orleans and Louisiana local law 00:02:44.670 --> 00:02:45.470 align:middle line:90% enforcement 00:02:45.470 --> 00:02:47.810 align:middle line:90% were being over-matched 00:02:47.810 --> 00:02:49.970 align:middle line:90% by the natural disaster and also 00:02:49.970 --> 00:02:50.930 align:middle line:90% the social disorder. 00:02:50.930 --> 00:02:54.922 align:middle line:10% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:02:54.922 --> 00:03:13.900 align:middle line:90% 00:03:13.900 --> 00:03:15.460 align:middle line:10% There is both a legal basis 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:17.170 align:middle line:10% and a long historical precedent 00:03:17.170 --> 00:03:18.490 align:middle line:10% for using our National Guard 00:03:18.490 --> 00:03:20.470 align:middle line:10% and if necessary federal troops 00:03:20.470 --> 00:03:21.940 align:middle line:10% to put down domestic violence. 00:03:21.940 --> 00:03:23.140 align:middle line:90% And in fact, it 00:03:23.140 --> 00:03:25.240 align:middle line:90% is the constitutional duty 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:26.500 align:middle line:90% of the federal government 00:03:26.500 --> 00:03:27.410 align:middle line:90% to protect the states 00:03:27.410 --> 00:03:28.210 align:middle line:90% from this kind 00:03:28.210 --> 00:03:29.920 align:middle line:90% of insurrectionist violence. 00:03:29.920 --> 00:03:32.110 align:middle line:90% It happened in 1957 in Little 00:03:32.110 --> 00:03:33.280 align:middle line:90% Rock-- at Little Rock Central 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:34.240 align:middle line:90% to desegregate 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:35.360 align:middle line:90% against our racist Democratic 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:36.160 align:middle line:90% governor. 00:03:36.160 --> 00:03:37.420 align:middle line:90% It happened in 1968 00:03:37.420 --> 00:03:38.980 align:middle line:90% in Washington, DC, and Baltimore 00:03:38.980 --> 00:03:40.540 align:middle line:90% and Chicago. 00:03:40.540 --> 00:03:43.630 align:middle line:90% When you use military forces 00:03:43.630 --> 00:03:45.040 align:middle line:90% to do law enforcement, 00:03:45.040 --> 00:03:46.850 align:middle line:90% it's always politically fraught. 00:03:46.850 --> 00:03:48.940 align:middle line:90% There's always a political price 00:03:48.940 --> 00:03:50.380 align:middle line:90% to pay. 00:03:50.380 --> 00:03:53.330 align:middle line:90% And it's not the optimal use 00:03:53.330 --> 00:03:54.130 align:middle line:90% of military. 00:03:54.130 --> 00:03:56.200 align:middle line:90% Yes, they are there to defend us 00:03:56.200 --> 00:03:57.380 align:middle line:90% against all enemies, 00:03:57.380 --> 00:03:58.600 align:middle line:90% foreign and domestic. 00:03:58.600 --> 00:04:00.460 align:middle line:90% And so in some sense, 00:04:00.460 --> 00:04:02.800 align:middle line:90% it is a legitimate mission 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:04.010 align:middle line:90% of the military, 00:04:04.010 --> 00:04:05.030 align:middle line:90% but it's a politically fraught 00:04:05.030 --> 00:04:05.830 align:middle line:90% one. 00:04:05.830 --> 00:04:09.180 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:04:09.180 --> 00:04:12.000 align:middle line:90%