firing a high-powered combat rifle in an airport could do moreharm than good
Reese
reeza at hawaii.rr.com
Fri Oct 5 23:18:24 PDT 2001
At 03:53 PM 10/5/01 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>On Friday, October 5, 2001, at 03:31 PM, Steve Furlong wrote:
>> And wasn't there something about not using the military for police
>> matters? Oh, that's right, this is an _emergency_, so it's ok.
>
>It's called "Posse Commitatus," and it's clear that troops cannot be
>used on U.S. soil.
True.
>There have been a _few_ cases where regular armed forces were deployed
>in emergencies. Of course, the War of Northern Aggression was one
>massive terror action and the army was of course deployed.
Also true.
>The recent deployments in airports are of the National Guard. These
>units are under controls of _governors_ of states, and are not covered
>by Posse Comitatus. "Calling in the National Guard" has been common for
>many decades.
True as well - until such time as the Nat.Guard is federalized (which
can and does happen with ease bordering on routine ho-hummery). If the
Nat.Guard is used for domestic actions once they are federalized....
Reese
ps- your .sig was longer than your post.
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