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To: PeterFinn

Posse Comitatus makes no sense at all. It cannot possibly be constitutional. What the hell is the military for if not to protect the homeland?

One thing I know... PC was a congressional measure and what congress passed congress can jolly well repeal.


17 posted on 12/06/2004 3:36:37 PM PST by johnb838 ("To Hell They Will Go" -- The Iyad Allawi Story.)
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To: johnb838

Posse Comitatus was penned and approved by a much more literate Congress that was raised on "The Gallic Wars" and "Julius Caesar". They feared a military led by the charismatic generals of the day marching on Washington, DC and having a coup.

It made perfect sense then and it still does.

BUT, there is no reason why the National Guard could not be used to accomplish these things.


19 posted on 12/06/2004 3:50:37 PM PST by PeterFinn ("Tolerance" means WE have to tolerate THEM, they can hate us all they want.)
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