MARTIAL LAW in USA and the Stafford Act

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday March-13 afternoon as the COVID-19 virus spreads across the United States.

Trump invoked the Stafford Act which allows the federal government to provide assistance to states.

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A CRS report states, "Under the powers delegated by such statutes, the president may seize property, organize and control the means of production, seize commodities, assign military forces abroad, institute martial law, seize and control all transportation and communication, regulate the operation of private enterprise, restrict travel, and, in a variety of ways, control the lives of United States citizens.”