Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 days agoMilitary officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live | US elections 2024 | The Guardianwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down11
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkMilitary officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live | US elections 2024 | The Guardianwww.theguardian.comYawweee877h444@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareClassStruggle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·6 days agoChanges made to dod policy in September allows him to use the military domestically upon request of local police force.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up14·6 days agoWhich would still violate the posse comitatus act
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 days agoI want to move for a bad court thingy
minus-squareClassStruggle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·6 days agoThe Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement except when expressly authorized by law. Im sure there is a gray area there with DOD adding it to 5402.01
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·6 days agoJesus Christ would you people stop citing on the books laws as if they mean ANYTHING now. Trump and his people will do whatever they want, the law be damned. Ink on a page in a law book means nothing to them now.
Changes made to dod policy in September allows him to use the military domestically upon request of local police force.
Which would still violate the posse comitatus act
SCOTUS:
I want to move for a bad court thingy
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The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement except when expressly authorized by law.
Im sure there is a gray area there with DOD adding it to 5402.01
Jesus Christ would you people stop citing on the books laws as if they mean ANYTHING now. Trump and his people will do whatever they want, the law be damned. Ink on a page in a law book means nothing to them now.