Also, were those federal troops or the National Guard, unless federalized, the National Guard reports the governor, not the president. As I recall, the Riots utilized the California National Guard.
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 2:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Michael moore letter to bush on New Orleans tragedy Well, no. You are talking about the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. ยง 1385) from 1878. It is not absolute. There are a number of exceptions to this law. For example: * The President of the United States can waive this law in an emergency * Troops when used pursuant to the Federal authority to quell domestic violence as was the case during the 1992 Los Angeles riots But I guess this wasn't an emergency, nor was there any violence. ;) On 9/5/05, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Military police are FORBIDDEN to enforce law within the US. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172689 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
