This reminds me of the Soviet tanks rumbling into the streets of Budapest in 1956 (when I lived in West Germany).
[snip] ...The lines blurred even further Monday as a new dynamic was introduced to the militarization of domestic law enforcement. By making a few subtle changes to a regulation in the U.S. Code titled “Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies” the military has quietly granted itself the ability to police the streets without obtaining prior local or state consent, upending a precedent that has been in place for more than two centuries. The most objectionable aspect of the regulatory change is the inclusion of vague language that permits military intervention in the event of “civil disturbances.” According to the rule: “Federal military commanders have the authority, in extraordinary emergency circumstances where prior authorization by the President is impossible and duly constituted local authorities are unable to control the situation, to engage temporarily in activities that are necessary to quell large-scale, unexpected civil disturbances.” … ( I notice an apparent anomaly in this excerpt: The United Sates Code [USC] is composed of *statutes* – enacted by Congress. Agency *regulations* are often part of the United States Code of Federal Regulations [CFR]. Then there are such compendia as Army Regulations, etc.). [snip] http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/05/14/u-s-military-power-grab-goes-into-effect/ ************************************************************************************************************** Professor Joseph Olson, J.D.(*Hon*. Duke), LL.M.(*Tax*. Florida) o 651-523-2142 Hamline University School of Law (MS-D2037) f 651-523-2236 St. Paul, MN 55113-1235 c 612-865-7956 [email protected] http://law.hamline.edu/constitutional_law/joseph_olson.html
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