The handwriting has been on the wall since 2002, when the U.S. Northern
Command, a combatant command, was formed in the aftermath of 9/11. But
it's been coming even before that. See Kopel & Blackman's work in "No
More Wacos."
On 5/17/2013 2:49 PM, Olson, Joseph E. wrote:
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/
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