Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances'

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33. The article confuses the USC with the CFR:

... By making a few subtle changes to a regulation in the U.S. Code titled “Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies” ... is nonsense that shows the reporter is merely serving as a stenographer for somebody else -- and not doing a very good job of it, either

The military does not modify the US Code (USC). The USC is a regularly-updated compilation of current Federal law, based on what Congress has passed and the President has signed, or on what Congress has passed over the President's veto

The military may sometimes, pursuant to Federal law, modify its regulations. The USC does not contain Federal regulations: regulations are typically compiled in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Notices of changes and proposed changes to the CFR are typically published in the Federal Register (FR)

In the Federal Register (Volume 78, Number 71) for Friday, April 12, 2013, beginning at page 21827, you will find published a final rule “Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies” falling under 32 CFR Part 182. You can locate it by searching the FR site for the Agency docket number DOD-2009-OS-0038

It's really a great idea to read this stuff before making wild claims about it