there is something quite close to unanimity among serious scholars on this point, but the Washington Post omits that in favor of highlighting one such scholar's donations to Democratic candidates

To back up: Presidents have deployed troops for purposes of quelling unrest or executing the law only 30 times in U.S. history. The Brennan Center has published a guide compiling and annotating those instances. 3/19 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Also, a special thank you to the Senate Clerk who has to record all this stuff for getting the Record out bright and early this morning so I could start this thread before the session begins today!