Because of a possible Trump return? Ex-US officials call for limits on important presidential powers. The 1792 law gives the US President the authority to use the National Guard and military troops within the US to disperse insurrections.
Trump has already announced that he will send the military to cities dominated by Democrats if he wins the election in November 2024. The call to reform the “Insurrection Act” is not specifically aimed at Trump. Rather, the criticism of the law is that it gives every US president too much power.