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Budi

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9. Isn't this sort of a take on the Posse Comitatus Act?

Fri Jan 7, 2022, 03:30 PM

Jan 2022

The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement except when expressly authorized by law. This 143-year-old law embodies an American tradition that sees military interference in civilian affairs as a threat to both democracy and personal liberty. However, recent events have revealed dangerous gaps in the law’s coverage that Congress must address.

The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/posse-comitatus-act-explained

Not sure here, but it seems they're reaching in to riff close to Posse Comitatus, to claim States Rights before Federal
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