What ever happened to Posse Comitatus?
Visit any shopping center, sporting event or restaurant and think about what you see there. Do you think that, as long as these people are contented with games and food, that they will care about the gradual erosion of liberty and the incremental increases in the power of the president?
After a rare stroll through the shopping mall yesterday, I came to this conclusion; nobody knows or cares about what is happening. Those who do find it necessary to pay attention, are generally caught up in the phony left-right paradigm and fail to see that the government is using this paradigm to destroy the constitution and bill of rights.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that, since the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, our basic rights and liberties have gradually been taken away.
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 provides that the military cannot be used for unconstitutional purposes such as law enforcement, yet troops are now being used in schools in Austin, Texas. Martial law has already been implemented in parts of this country; I hear very few voices of dissent as of yet. I don't expect that voices of dissent will arise in America until its too late.
http://www.dojgov.net/posse_comitatus_act.htm
2 comments:
That is an interesting point, and I too do not see people waking up to smell the roses until it is beyond our ability to reverse course. However, the section listed does have this clause:
"except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress"
It is my understanding that Congress passed the patriot act, which could be perceived as a way around this clause. So, really this clause became irrelevant. Not to mention the all encompassing "National Security" blanket, which when name dropped, can tend to allow the President to get away with things like this, at least in a post 9-11 America. Out of curiousity, which parts of the country have been placed under martial law? Please be specific. Also, when did they enact martial law in said areas?
Regardless of whether or not Posse Comitatus has any legs, the abrogation of the constitution is not under the authority of the president or congress.
For information regarding the recent enactment of police state powers I would watch the following report:
Alex Jones Report: December 22, 2005
The report details the recent activities of the government. It exposes the use of federal troops in and around schools in San Antonio texas. It also covers several other issues of tremendous importance.
The military is now training the children to live in a police state.
I would highly recommend watching the entire hour of Mr. Jones' documentary. It is very informative and well cited with mainstream media sources.
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