Posse comitatus, like Geneva conventions, is quaint

Posted on May 14, 2006 by cwalsh

Or so it seems, as Bush prepares to send thousands of National Guard troops to patrol our border with Mexico.

4 thoughts on “Posse comitatus, like Geneva conventions, is quaint”

Anonymous on May 15, 2006 at 4:32 pm said:

I thought posse comitatus explicitly allowed for the military to assist law enforcement by “providing intelligence, providing support, logistics support and training and these sorts of things.” No?
Chris Walsh on May 15, 2006 at 5:15 pm said:

That is my understanding as well. I am extremely pessimistic lately about respect for such limitations being shown in various quarters. We will see, I suppose.
albatross on May 15, 2006 at 5:20 pm said:

I’m waiting for the sequence of posts explaining how it’s all being done to protect us against terrorists, and anyway, Bill Clinton did the same thing.
Fred on May 16, 2006 at 2:16 am said:

Not just “quaint”. An Army Reserve major wrote that Posse Comitatus is a myth.