[ChurchillChat] NSPD 51 and HSPD-20 improvements in US law for an emergency

[Kyle, David J. (CDC/CCEHIP/NCEH) (CTR)]

 


As an expat trying to gain a Green Card and subsequently citizenship of
the USA I have been moving my realm of study from British politics to
study US politics. 

Much amazes me of what I find.

One thing I learnt early on is that the States are basically little
countries within a country, with in a few cases great leaders, many good
to middling leaders and a few with corrupt leaders in positions of
relatively high power.

I digress ........ Preamble over ..............

With the Churchill Conference coming up and it being on Ireland (which I
will miss as I have to travel to Toronto US Consulate to renew my H1B) I
am sure the use by the British Army on the streets will be discussed at
length. 

WSC used troops and tanks against British citizens a few times I think,
and I for one agree that he should have been able to do so.

Here in the USA I was often told that the Posse Comitatus Act was indeed
passed with the intent of removing the Army from domestic law
enforcement, and that US military could not be used against US Citizens
but  on reading said Act  I now know this not to be true ,  indeed with
the passing of NSPD 51 and HSPD-20 that the President has a far better
grip on power in a National Emergency and can us the military as and how
he sees best for the situation.

I would like to think  that WSC would approve of these bills ensuring
one central leader who had some real clout in a dire situation giving
instructions to the States as a whole rather than piecemeal. 

.............. Though near where I stay in GA there is a Sheriffs'
Official Patrol Car that proudly displays the Stars and Bars on his
front fender so I believe there may be some dissenters :-) 

David J. Kyle



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