[lbo-talk] martial law in US

Jim Devine jdevine03 at gmail.com
Tue Aug 9 15:27:06 PDT 2005


doesn't the posse comitatus act of 1878 rule out this kind of thing? In part, it reads


>From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to
employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus, or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress; and no money appropriated by this act shall be used to pay any of the expenses incurred in the employment of any troops in violation of this section And any person willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding two years or by both such fine and imprisonment.< from: http://www.dojgov.net/posse_comitatus_act.htm


> Pentagon devising scenarios for martial law in US
> By Patrick Martin 9 August 2005

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