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In the end it is about checks and balances.
The President has direct military control over the DoD. This law was intended to mean that before the President can use the DoD to enforce his will, he'd have to get specific congressional permission.
It places a line far away from despotism that the President isn't allowed to cross. This makes it harder for the President to creep up to despotism in small steps.
Practically, as noted above, the Army isn't a very good police force. They are trained to kill people, not protect people.
As with most checks and balances, there are holes all through it. Newer military corps aren't included. Dispite the fact that checks and balances leak, their existance seemed to have kept the USA from falling into a complete despotism.
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