{"id":272,"date":"2026-07-08T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:07:50","slug":"lawfare-daily-the-military-elections-and-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Lawfare Daily: The Military, Elections, and the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes talks with Executive Editor Natalie Orpett and Senior Editors Loren Voss and Molly Roberts about the limits the Constitution and statutes put on the use of military in U.S. elections\u2014as well as the arguments an eager executive might make to skirt those restrictions. They discuss how the history of domestic deployment law shows that legislators have long believed voting deserves special protection from military involvement. They also explain why, ahead of the 2026 midterms, that isn&#8217;t as reassuring as it might sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=269\">Lawfare Daily: What\u2019s Happening at ODNI?<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a4d46fb4d6f6e9e984e572b\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To receive ad-free podcasts, become a <em>Lawfare <\/em>Material Supporter at www.patreon.com\/lawfare. You can also support <em>Lawfare <\/em>by making a one-time donation at .<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=268\">Gradually, and Then Suddenly: The Decline and Fall of ODNI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussing the laws that prevent domestic deployment during elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-executive-branch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lawfare Daily: The Military, Elections, and the Law - National Consumer Reports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=272\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lawfare Daily: The Military, Elections, and the Law - 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