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

2006-10-18 Daily Kos: Major Danby Daily Kos \George W. Bush\posse comitatus\martial law\Insurrection Act http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/18/211033/23 HUGE! Bush Guts Posse Comitatus, Grabs National Guard! Bush Guts Posse Comitatus, Grabs National Guard  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: 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!
 * 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

&ldquo;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.&rdquo;   