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To: MNJohnnie

Does posse comitatus restrict military use against foreign invaders? Wasn’t posse comitatus only to prevent use against US citizens?


201 posted on 04/03/2018 12:57:43 PM PDT by Reno89519 (If Trump can't deliver and folds like a typical Republican, maybe he should be impeached.)
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To: Reno89519
Does posse comitatus restrict military use against foreign invaders?

Nope.
Even if it were purported to, the Constitution mandates protection of the States from invasion.

Wasn’t posse comitatus only to prevent use against US citizens?

Actually, not really.
There's a huge exception right at the beginning for (a) anything in the Constitution, and (b) an act of Congress.

218 posted on 04/03/2018 1:18:09 PM PDT by Edward.Fish
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