'Question 46,' RevisitedHowever, the study did suggest the existence of a sizable pool of military personnel willing to carry out that mission. In that particular group, 79 Marines – a little more than a quarter of those surveyed – replied to Question 46 in the affirmative, a response Cunningham said "showed an alarming ignorance of the Posse Comitatus Act ... and of how to treat an unlawful order."
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In September 2006, - on the same day the Bush Regime effectively dismantled the habeas corpus guarantee, it inflicted what may be lethal injury to the Posse Comitatus Act as well by providing the president with the means to make the National Guard units of all 50 states into his personal army, to be deployed domestically in any way he sees fit. At least three combat brigades are now assigned to domestic duty as a homeland security force under Northern Command.
Those troops would supposedly be used for the sole purpose of dealing with catastrophic events, such as terrorism involving the use of non-conventional weapons; however, the initial report indicated that these combat veterans, during their domestic deployment, would be equipped and trained to deal with crowd control and other population management tasks. This is why the unit would be outfitted with "non-lethal" weaponry, in addition to the conventional variety.
Well, 16 years ago when I retired officers and enlisted were both trained in the laws of war and in what constitutes a lawful order. This is not to say there are not some senior officers who would try to act on an unlawful order; putting their career advancement over the right thing to do but overall today’s military are a lot more aware than in past times. Unlike what the democrat party would like everyone to believe, the average military member is not an ignorant robot followers.