Comments on: Posse comitatus, like Geneva conventions, is quaint

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 16 May 2006 02:16:23 +0000

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

By: albatross

albatross — Mon, 15 May 2006 17:20:21 +0000

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.

By: Chris Walsh

Chris Walsh — Mon, 15 May 2006 17:15:52 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 15 May 2006 16:32:13 +0000

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?