Posted on 05/21/2013 6:46:48 AM PDT by Perseverando
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 was originally established to protect American citizens from the federal use of military troops to enforce and execute the laws of the land unless expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. Since then, for over a century, this task has fallen upon local and federal law enforcement. But with the War on Terror taking center stage in the United States for the last decade, elements within the government have been working tirelessly to expand the mission of the US military on the domestic front.
First, they passed the Patriot Act, which gave the government sweeping new powers to categorize any individual as a terrorist, whether they are operating on foreign lands or here at home. In 2011, as America brought in the New Year, they signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which made it possible for American citizens who were categorized as domestic terrorists under the Patriot Act to be detained and imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial.
Finally, last week we learned that, as President Obama came under fire for the many scandals rocking his administration, the government was quietly moving to give the Department of Defense unprecedented authority on U.S. soil, effectively nullifying Posse Comitatus.
Eric Blair of Activist Post writes:
First, the senate is debating an expansion of the already broad powers of the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) so the U.S. can essentially engage any area in the world in the war on terror, including America. Which brings us to the second development: the Pentagon has recently granted itself police powers on American soil.
Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Sheehan told Congress yesterday that the AUMF authorized the US military to operate on a worldwide battlefield from
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-12/html/2013-07802.htm
This grants the military the power to declare martial law without Congress, president, or local officials.
Wow! Is that the Boston sweep?
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President Obama was right when he said we should reject those voices that warn that tyranny is just around the corner....
because it’s here, now.
Has anyone identified that jackass?
If so, we could send him thousands of catalogs of binoculars.
This is the Montgomery co. Texas sheriffs department. Look at the advanced gear, armor vehicle and weapons behind their surveillance drone. Military if ya ask me.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/06/states-propose-limiting-use-drones-by-police/
Banana Republic Militaries seem to have a basic right to do so without any legal authorization.
President Obama was right when he said we should reject those voices that warn that tyranny is just around the corner....
I think he was just rapping.
Actually, all joking aside, he was “in cadence”.
If the military can act on its own domestically, it’s automatic cover for The 0ne. “I did not know...”
Wake-up, the Communist Revolution in America is almost over and they are clearly winning. Will the Tea Party get it when Hussein lines them up against a wall? Can you imagine that if Gen. Patton or MacArthur were alive today that they would be silent about Wahussington. Has our sissy commie cheer-leader so gutted our DoD that he’s got bigger balls now than any of the generals that remain? We don’t want a Hitler or Nazis but a General Franco may soon be needed. PS: He is maligned by our commie press but he was a reluctant leader who had been exiled to The Canary Islands for speaking out. He was secretly flown back to Spain by the British when the Reds began night executions of conservatives (which finally united the Royalist, the Nationalist, the Catholics, Businessmen and anyone else in fear for their lives).
Patton and MacArthur? You got to be kidding me! Learn your history:
http://www.dailypaul.com/97314/federal-troops-attack-veterans-marching-in-dc
From your link:
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21826-21839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-07802]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[DOD-2009-OS-0038; RIN 0790-AI54]
32 CFR Part 182
Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Final rule.
(Lot's of bureaucratic BS, but here's a snippet:
Sec. 182.3 Definitions
The following definitions apply to this part:
Civil authorities. Those elected and appointed officers and employees who constitute the government of the United States, the governments of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. possessions and territories, and political subdivisions thereof.
Civil disturbance. Group acts of violence and disorder prejudicial to public law and order.
Civilian law enforcement official. An officer or employee of a civilian Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agency with responsibility for enforcement of the laws within the jurisdiction of that agency.
DoD personnel. Federal military officers and enlisted personnel and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
Domestic emergencies. Emergencies affecting the public welfare and occurring within the 50 states, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. possessions and territories, or any political subdivision thereof, as a result of enemy attack, insurrection, civil disturbance, earthquake, fire, flood, or other public disasters or equivalent emergencies that endanger life and property or disrupt the usual process of government. Domestic emergencies include civil defense emergencies, civil disturbances, major disasters, and natural disasters.
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Emergency authority. A Federal military commander's authority, in extraordinary emergency circumstances where prior authorization by the President is impossible and duly constituted local authorities are unable to control the situation, to engage temporarily in activities that are necessary to quell large-scale, unexpected civil disturbances because:
(1) Such activities are necessary to prevent significant loss of life or wanton destruction of property and are necessary to restore governmental function and public order; or
(2) Duly constituted Federal, State, or local authorities are unable or decline to provide adequate protection for Federal property or Federal governmental functions.
Explosives or munitions emergency. A situation involving the suspected or detected presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO), damaged or deteriorated explosives or munitions, an improvised explosive device (IED), other potentially explosive material or device, or other potentially harmful military chemical munitions or device, that creates an actual or potential imminent threat to human health, including safety, or the environment, including property, as determined by an explosives or munitions emergency response specialist. Such situations may require immediate and expeditious action by an explosives or munitions emergency response specialist to control, mitigate, or eliminate the threat.
Law enforcement agency. Any of a number of agencies (outside the Department of Defense) chartered and empowered to enforce U.S. laws in the following jurisdictions: the United States, a State (or political subdivision) of the United States, a territory (or political subdivision) of the United States, a federally recognized Native American tribe or Alaskan Native Village, or within the borders of a host nation."
Thugs “escort” reporters through IRS offices:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021960/posts
Yes, that’s a Montgomery Co. map on the armored vehicle. I’ve known they’ve had that drone for a while but wow. Our relatives there had no clue about the drone and no clue as to the significance.
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