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The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law page 43 The 1981 legislation contains explicit grants of authority for military assistance to the police—federal, state, and local—particularly in the form of information and equipment, along with restrictions on the use of that authority.324 These exceptions are found in Chapter 15 of Title 10, U.S. Code, Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies (§§271-284).
853 posted on 06/25/2020 1:50:52 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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explicit grants of authority for military assistance to the police—federal, state, and local—particularly in the form of information and equipment,

True, this type of 'assistance' ain't using troops for strictly LE processes. Arrest, upholding the law.

857 posted on 06/25/2020 2:07:01 PM PDT by xone
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