Episode 08: Three Examples of Martial Law Imposed on US Soil

With cases of coronavirus spreading in the United States, the idea of martial law is one of the measures considered to enforce social distance as a public safety measure. Under martial law, civil governments would be overridden by the military. It should only be used as a last resort. Only the president has the power to go into martial law on a federal level. On a state level, the governor has the right to impose martial law within the border of the state. Many of these incidents were to protect citizens against foreign attacks, while some were humanitarian efforts for public safety. Here are the three times the United States impose martial law over its citizens.  Welcome to Forgotten History of Pacific Asia War Podcast Episode 8: Three Examples of Martial Law Imposed on US Soil. References  1. "Looting Claims Against the U.S. Army Following the 1906 Earthquake". Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2020. 2. Nolte, Carl (May 27, 2007). "Sam Kagel -- arbitrator in major labor disputes (obit)". SF Gate. Retrieved March 18, 2020. 3. "Martial law in Hawaii". Densho Encyclopedia, Retrieved March 18, 2020 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pacific-atrocities-education/support