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To: PghBaldy
I fear there are many like me who for party loyalty let some things slide...

Well then, no offense, but shame on you and those like you for that.

Our loyalty should be to the Constitution of the United States of America. Always! No matter who is in office.

66 posted on 03/11/2009 10:38:35 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: WayneS

Thanks for the encouragement... Here is part of the law which effectively repealed posse commitatus, but then was repealed itself in 2008...

SEC. 1076. USE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN MAJOR PUBLIC EMER-
GENCIES.
(a) USEOFTHEARMEDFORCESAUTHORIZED.—
(1) INGENERAL.—Section 333 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§333. Major public emergencies; interference with State and
Federal law
‘‘(a) USEOFARMEDFORCESINMAJORPUBLICEMERGENCIES.—
(1) The President may employ the armed forces, including the
National Guard in Federal service, to—
‘‘(A) restore public order and enforce the laws of the United
States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or
other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or
incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the
United States, the President determines that—
‘‘(i) domestic violence has occurred to such an extent
that the constituted authorities of the State or possession
are incapable of maintaining public order; and
‘‘(ii) such violence results in a condition described in
paragraph (2); or
‘‘(B) suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic
violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such insurrec-
tion, violation, combination, or conspiracy results in a condition
described in paragraph (2).
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h5122enr.txt.pdf


75 posted on 03/11/2009 11:02:30 AM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama told NYT Medicare Drug & TARP not his fault- he VOTED FOR THEM!!!)
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