Posted on 07/20/2020 10:59:09 AM PDT by ransomnote
Can the US Marshals service deputize people?
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Sheriffs can, so maybe US Marshalls can too. Posting several articles related to this and using military in posses. And I’m not sure what assistance military can be under various scenarios, but here’s some info:
FALL RIVER The 13 newest sworn deputy sheriffs in Bristol County wear the fatigues and dress uniforms of the U.S. Armed Forces.
On Monday, the military personnel, all recruiters assigned to duty stations in Bristol County, raised their right hands and took a new oath to be of service to the Bristol County Sheriffs Department should the need ever arise for them to respond to local critical situations.
Were in this thing together. We may wear different uniforms, but we have a common mission, said Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson, who lead the servicemen and women in the swearing-in ceremony.
https://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150803/news/150809189
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The Posse Comitatus Act was never about banning military use in law enforcement. It was designed to control military use in law enforcement. The title and text should be a hint about the actual effect of the law: there’s a reason they talk about “posse comitatus.”
Posse comitatus isn’t the same as “law enforcement.” It’s a specific power law enforcement officers have, allowing them to command the assistance of able-bodied citizens to enforce the law (think “forming a posse,” because that’s what it is).
Sheriffs traditionally had posse comitatus authority; so do federal marshals. At least for marshals, this authority was often used to get assistance from local soldiers. Soldiers were routinely used to back up the marshals. This could be done to enforce any federal law, and the marshals didn’t have to try civilian methods first.
This is what the text of the Posse Comitatus Act bans: routine use of the military by local authorities to enforce federal law. It was not intended to say “Congress must approve each specific use of the military.” It does not in fact say that. It says “Congress and the Constitution can set out rules for the use of the military in law enforcement, but unless a law says the military can be used it can’t be used.” Source (CRS).
Interestingly enough, despite the Posse Comitatus Act apparently forbidding this, DoD policy recognizes two situations where the military may directly assist civil law enforcement in an emergency without any statutory authority. DoD bases this on implicit constitutional authority, specifically:
the inherent legal right of the U.S. Government - a sovereign national entity under the Federal Constitution - to insure the preservation of public order and the carrying out of governmental operations within its territorial limits, by force if necessary.
When there is an unexpected large-scale civil disturbance that local authorities are powerless to stop, local military commanders may intervene to stop widespread loss of life or wanton destruction and restore order to the point that civil authorities can take over, as well to protect federal property and functions if civil authorities cannot.
https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/14813/can-the-usa-military-be-used-as-a-police-force-domestically
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United States President George W. Bush deployed the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team to a new role on United States soil last Wednesday, training for dealing with national crises. Critics claim that act of the Executive Branch violates the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits military participation in domestic matters.
In 2007, the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act was introduced; it overturned the Posse Comitatus Act by allowing the Commander in Chief to suppress ‘insurrection’ and ‘restore order’. When it was repealed in 2008, Bush stated that he did not respect the later repeal
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I could not find where this special unit was disbanded. I also don’t know if another law was passed to permit it after Obama took over.
Also, a number of Local Police/Sheriffs have standard reserve officers who are former military that they train with on a regular basis. I posted info on that a while back.
Phone # is a “skip” at logon...they want more than phone numbers depending on type of membership “status”.
https://parler.com/verification
Melian;
My guess is that any laser found at that protest was in violation of CRF laser power cap. (5 Milliwatts)
https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/07/are-laser-pointers-illegal.html
“Is Your Pointer Too Powerful?”
“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study shows a majority of the dinky laser pointers on the market exceed the power level limits set by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), reports Slate.
Power limits put in place by the CFR cap laser pointers at 5 milliwatts. Anything more powerful than that is technically not a “laser pointer.” (Snip)
List of U.S. Laws regulating Laser Use. Most of the federal laws involve the use of lasers against Aircraft. If you are doing it with the intent of damaging someone’s eyesight I assume that some form of assault would apply.
https://www.laserpointersafety.com/rules-general/uslaws/uslaws.html
Washington State Law (Not that it will be followed!)
RCW 9A.49.020
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree if he or she knowingly and maliciously discharges a laser, under circumstances not amounting to malicious mischief in the first degree:
(a) At a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency who is performing his or her official duties in uniform or exhibiting evidence of his or her authority, and in a manner that would support that officer’s or employee’s reasonable belief that he or she is targeted with a laser sighting device or system; or
(b) At a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency who is performing his or her official duties, causing an impairment of the safety or operation of a law enforcement vehicle or causing an interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public by negatively affecting the officer or employee; (Snip)
Unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree.
(1) A person is guilty of unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree if he or she knowingly and maliciously discharges a laser, under circumstances not amounting to unlawful discharge of a laser in the first degree or malicious mischief in the first or second degree:
(a) At a person, not described in RCW 9A.49.020(1) (a) through (f), who is operating a motor vehicle at the time, causing an impairment of the safety or operation of a motor vehicle by negatively affecting the driver; or
(b) At a person described in RCW 9A.49.020(1) (b) through (f), causing a substantial risk of an impairment or interruption as described in RCW 9A.49.020(1) (b) through (f); or
(c) At a person in order to intimidate or threaten that person.
(2) Except as provided in RCW 9A.49.040, unlawful discharge of a laser in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
Hold them for possessing an overpowered Laser, charge them with injury or intent to injure and assault a federal officer.
Of course, an insurrection with intent to overthrow the government is treason and should apply to everyone at this Riot. (Maybe after the election?)
Parler is even more to my liking now. Although posts there don’t reach the people that need it the most.
You have been selected to help serve your Country.
Never retreat from the battlefield [Twitter, FB, etc.].
Use other platforms as a form of centralized command and control.
hey...thanx for that.
Hey...that’s pretty good of LS...he of the “don’t ping me about “Q””
Wondering if this relates to the cures companies have been sitting on:
Verzenio could become Lilly’s biggest oncology winner: The company reported overwhelmingly positive results earlier this month from a phase 3 study of the drug as a treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Lilly also recently won FDA approval for Retevmo in treating lung and thyroid cancer. In addition, the company’s pipeline includes promising late-stage candidates targeting osteoarthritic pain, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/27/3-top-pharma-stocks-to-buy-in-a-recession.aspx
thankq.
I remember when they used to call us Trumpettes too.
No, I dont think Bagster is permanently banned.
If protesters are maiming LE we need to crush them.
To lose your sight is to lose about 70% of the information you get about the world.
:: Moreover, Mr. Trump has not even started to campaign really. ::
Ummmm, “Mr. Trump”?
If protesters are maiming LE we need to crush them.
To lose your sight is to lose about 70% of the information you get about the world.
I agree Crush them now.
Bad Chicken Dinner!
Bagster’s ban is through the 26th
Recently watched failed RINO Tom Ridge, former head of Homeland Security, trying to justify his sudden love of the Radical Left Mayor of Portland, who last night was booed & shouted out of existence by the agitators & anarchists. Love watching pathetic Never Trumpers squirm!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2020
Thank you for this Farcesensitive. I am running a day late on the thread as usual but with all the banning going on I have taken you up on this offer. Any other FreeQs can find me there with the "w" deleted from my name.
My twitter is still there, but possibly because I have't had time to twat. I am unwilling to do the parler procedure with phone number. I await a group meeting of the minds (much like herding cats) on another platform as backup. IIRC numberonepal also had a backup offered?
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