A lot has been said on this subject the last few days.
This article describes how this “ACT” (it’s not part of the Constitution) came about, how it has changed and possibly where it may go. Well the where it may go is my own interpretation.
Enjoy, comment, inform.
I didn’t know all this and I spent 26 years in the service.
If it's not, it should be.
“did you just call someone a pussie communist?” quick name the movie
Posse Comitatus Act was passed to help military commanders stay within their financial operating budgets. After the Civil War, most Southern states has no money and a decimated public service sector. The governors of the states and mayors of the cities and towns began requesting federal troops every time they needed to chase after anyone committing a crime from murders to shoplifting. The local military commanders could not keep up with the demands and asked Congress for help. The Posse Comitatus Act was the result and the local and state governments had to provide their own law enforcement organizations after that.
The purpose, intent and history of the Posse Comitatus Act has been twisted by teachers and other liberals ever since.
But we all know how a teacher would never tell you a slanted story, don’t we?