Soldiers in airports screening-out political dissidents

[Reese]

At 12:54 PM 11/4/01 -0600, measl at mfn.org wrote:
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>On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Reese wrote:
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>> At the moment, it's National Guard, there is a long precedent for use
>> of Nat.Guard troops for civil things.  So long as they do not bring in
>> regular active duty military, in violation of the posse comitatus act.
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>And it is pure judicial fiat.  Guardsmen on duty are active military.

Working for the governor of their respective states, unless you're saying 
they've been called up by the Army and federalized.  There is a long list
of actions by Guardsmen by direction of state governors, you need to show
how this action is in violation of that precedent if you want to make that
point.

Reese