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marmar

(80,085 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:21 AM Aug 2025

DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7

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DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7 (Original Post) marmar Aug 2025 OP

This use of military for law enforcement is illegal. Botany Aug 2025 #1

Businesses restaurants and merchants must be delighted bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #2

Businesses love when agents of the state harass their customers and workers IronLionZion Aug 2025 #5

These mofos are in the way IronLionZion Aug 2025 #3

"Turn left" is generally good advice. Harker Aug 2025 #4

Botany

(77,868 posts)

1. This use of military for law enforcement is illegal.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:30 AM

Aug 2025

The Posse Comitatus Act is a US federal law that restricts the use of the US military for domestic law enforcement purposes. It generally prohibits the military from acting as a police force in civilian matters unless explicitly authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

bucolic_frolic

(55,842 posts)

2. Businesses restaurants and merchants must be delighted

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:33 AM

Aug 2025

IronLionZion

(51,555 posts)

5. Businesses love when agents of the state harass their customers and workers

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:54 AM

Aug 2025

MAGA is very pro business like that.

IronLionZion

(51,555 posts)

3. These mofos are in the way

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:49 AM

Aug 2025

there was a motorcycle accident recently and these dudes were swarming around the area not helping. Making it harder for the ambulance and paramedics to help the injured person. Nobody knows why we need this many dudes for law enforcement.

Must be some damning dirty stuff in those Epstein files.

Harker

(18,163 posts)

4. "Turn left" is generally good advice.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:53 AM

Aug 2025

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