While not unthinkable, it would require an act of Congress
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Posse+comitatus
"In 1878 the use of a posse comitatus was limited by the passage of the
Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. This act, passed in response to the use of
federal troops to enforce reconstruction policies in the southern states,
prohibited the use of the U.S. Army to enforce laws unless the Constitution
or an act of Congress explicitly authorized such use. This act was amended
five times in the 1980s, largely to allow for the use of military resources
to combat trafficking in illicit narcotics.
Though rarely used, the posse comitatus continues to be a modern legal
institution. In June 1977, for example, the Aspen, Colorado, sheriff called
out the posse comitatusordinary citizens with their own weaponsto hunt
for escaped mass murderer Theodore ("Ted") Bundy. Many states have modern
posse comitatus statutes; one typical example is the Kentucky statute
enacted in 1962 that gives any sheriff the power to "command and take with
him the power of the county or a part thereof, to aid him in the execution
of the duties of his office" (Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 70.060 [Baldwin 1996])."
Until Later!
C. Hatton Humphrey
http://www.eastcoastconservative.com
Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some
smelting to find it.
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Would you feel comfortable with Soldiers being "precepted" to function as
> > police officers in your city or town?
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