2006-10-18 Bush Guts Posse Comitatus, Grabs National Guard

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Date:	2006-10-18 (category)
Link:	http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/18/211033/23
Topics:	George W. Bush posse comitatus martial law Insurrection Act
Categories:	George W. Bush posse comitatus martial law Insurrection Act

HUGE! Bush Guts Posse Comitatus, Grabs National Guard!

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If I told you that Congress was considering passing a law that gives the President -- this President -- the power, in the event of any "disaster, accident, or catastrophe" that he deems to require it, to:

• involuntarily take National Guard troops from State A and
• require them to work in State B for up to a year,
• in law enforcement rather than just traditional areas like disaster relief,
• over the objection of both state's governors

would you believe it? Probably not. And you'd be right. Congress is not considering such a bill.

IT ALREADY PASSED SUCH A BILL THREE WEEKS AGO!

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“Congress [has now passed] a law that gives the President ... the power, in the event of any "disaster, accident, or catastrophe" ... to ... take National Guard troops from [one state] and require them to work in [another] for up to a year, [as law enforcers] ... over the objection of both states' governors.”