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To: central_va

“Posse Comitatus does not apply to the military used for border enforcement.”

It has been interpreted (and written into Army and Navy Regulations) to bar the Military from domestic law enforcement functions, including at the border.

So they have long been prohibited from arresting people for violating US or State Law (like drugs or immigration). They could engage an invading military force.

In recent years there has been some additional flexibility written into the specific instance of enforcing border security, but it has not yet been tested.

The National Guard however, is specifically allowed to be deputized by State Governors to perform Law Enforcement functions, including arrest and detention. There is a long history of their law enforcement use - mostly during natural disasters, but also during rioting.


96 posted on 01/12/2019 5:58:33 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo
It has been interpreted (and written into Army and Navy Regulations) to bar the Military from domestic law enforcement functions, including at the border.

Did you make that up? So post the references to that? Is it in the UCMJ? Where are those regs? Even if true the interpretation is incorrect and can be changed.

97 posted on 01/12/2019 6:03:39 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: BeauBo
The Presidents can and have used Federal troops to enforce laws inside the USA let alone on the border:

LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama

98 posted on 01/12/2019 6:11:00 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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