They passed the Insurrection Act in 1807. It was signed into law by Thomas Jefferson. An earlier version was signed by George Washington in 1792. Article I, Sec 8 provides the authority to call up militia for this purpose explicitly. https://twitter.com/JoshuaMZeitz/status/1268297357076070402 …
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You're the one who implied that they'd see the Insurrection Act as illegitimate. Enforcing the Embargo itself, like the Whiskey Rebellion, involved the government in forcing compliance with a hugely unpopular law.
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