Anyone here old enought to remember posse comitatus?

[Orrex]

Seems like so long ago.

[PJMcK]

1. Yeah (n/t)

[agingdem]

9. I want to say the LA Riots

...Rodney King...but I could be wrong

[PoliticAverse]

14. Yes, Bush sent in the military...

See: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_12804

Whereas, the conditions of domestic violence and disorder described therein continue, and the persons engaging in such acts of violence have not dispersed;
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows;

Section 1.⁠

Units and members of the Armed Forces of the United States and Federal law enforcement officers will be used to suppress the violence described in the proclamation and to restore law and order in and about the City and County of Los Angeles, and other districts of California.

[roamer65]

2. The Act itself, or the right wing terrorist group that stole the name?

[Orrex]

3. Never even heard of those stupid fuckers

[roamer65]

6. ..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_(organization)

[dware]

4. Are you talking about the one Gordon Kahl was associated with?

If so, then, yeah, I remember, and I remember it didn't turn out so well for Gordon.

[mitch96]

5. I had to look this up and it's been around since 1878........................... nt

[roamer65]

8. It was passed by Democratic Congress and signed by Rutherfraud Hayes.

Designed to stop federal troops from being used as law enforcement in the southern states, as they were during Reconstruction.

The end of Reconstruction stopped progress on equal rights in the south for nearly 100 more years.

[niyad]

7. I remember what it was supposed to mean.

[Newest Reality]

10. It was really cool!

I had the whole set, too.

[qazplm135]

11. I've given actual legal advice

On it to commanders. They are probably now like, I thought you said we couldn't do this?!

[traladeda]

12. my uncle was part of it, ND group

I didn't know what it was at the time, but my uncle was part of that group with Kahl. He was a holocaust denier and when I was a little kid, he tried to indoctrinate me. It didn't work. We had the entire suite of Encyclopedia Britannica (leather brown covers with the glossy gilt edging. oh yeah, totes posh) and I looked it up. I don't think I did it to fact check him (I was in 3rd grade or something) but I've always been curious and always wanted to know more. Then some more. Another side of more with just one more scoop ...and now I can't think.

[Fiendish Thingy]

13. Yeah, 1878 was a long time ago nt