October 28, 2024: Dept. of Defense Directive 5240.01 - What's It All About? Plus Human Smuggling Operation Uncovered at Northern Border and FTC Sued Over New 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule.

Episode Format:

1. Human Smuggling Operation Uncovered at US/Canada Border (1:01)

2. FTC Sued By Trade Groups Over New 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule (2:38)

3. US Government Allows Military to Use Lethal Force Against Americans on US Soil? Here's What You Need to Know About Dept. of Defense Directive 5240.01 (6:32)

4. Daily Critical Thinking Exercise (20:43)

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Human Smuggling Operation Uncovered at US/Canada Border

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters

https://san.com/cc/investigation-reveals-human-smuggling-operation-at-us-canada-border-report/

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/us-border-canada-faces-crisis-amid-uptick-migrant/story?id=114815334

FTC Sued By Trade Groups Over New 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule

https://san.com/cc/ftc-rule-seeks-to-make-it-easier-to-cancel-subscriptions/

https://san.com/cc/trade-groups-sue-ftc-to-block-khans-click-to-cancel-rule/

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25248143/industry-groups-vs-ftc.pdf

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/08/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-launches-new-effort-to-crack-down-on-everyday-headaches-and-hassles-that-waste-americans-time-and-money/

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/holyoak-dissenting-statement-re-negative-option-rule.pdf

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/23/24278020/ftc-click-to-cancel-subscriptions-rule-lawsuit-telecoms-security-advertising-groups

Here's What You Need to Know About Dept. of Defense Directive 5240.01

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/524001p.PDF?ver=UpTwJ66AyyBgvy7wFyTGbA%3d%3d

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1849189689623806079

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Eso459GZM

https://crsreports.congress.gov/Home/Error?aspxerrorpath=/product/pdf/IF/IF10525#:~:text=Defense%20intelligence%20comprises%20the%20intelligence,actual%20or%20potential%20military%20operations

https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodd/302518p.pdf

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/521056p.PDF?ver=PIvIb3eht0obgolnD0UCEw%3d%3d

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2207351/dod-official-national-guard-is-first-choice-in-response-to-civil-unrest/

https://www.jcs.mil/portals/36/documents/doctrine/pubs/jp3_28.pdf

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1385

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_comitatus#:~:text=The%20posse%20comitatus%20(from%20the,%2C%20property%2C%20and%20public%20welfare.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/posse-comitatus-act-explained#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20constitutional%20exceptions,never%20been%20tested%20in%20court

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/martial-law-times-civil-disorder#:~:text=When%20martial%20law%20is%20in,absent%2C%20or%20has%20become%20ineffective

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/guide-declarations-martial-law-united-states

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/martial-law-united-states-its-meaning-its-history-and-why-president-cant