Diane: Don't you think a good case can be made that the more comprehensive ban on military participation in civilian law enforcement in Title 10, Art 275 would cover this kind of intrusion? The statute specifically prohibits direct military participation in "search" as well as seizure, arrest, etc.. But also please note: the Coast Guard is specifically exempted from posse comitatus restrictions and is considered to have law enforcement powers. That's why the Navy, when participating in drug trafficking intervention on the high seas, ALWAYS has a Coast Guard member or two aboard and in their boarding party.
I read up on this Act. According to my source, this act was violated by the Trump Adm. All the legal mumbo jumbo is hard to follow. One suggestion is the Mayor of Washington should be given the power to control certain forces if deployment is deemed necessary.
That’ll keep us awake at night, considering the array of incompetent fools the residents of Washington have elected as Mayor over the last 10 years or so.
Diane: Don't you think a good case can be made that the more comprehensive ban on military participation in civilian law enforcement in Title 10, Art 275 would cover this kind of intrusion? The statute specifically prohibits direct military participation in "search" as well as seizure, arrest, etc.. But also please note: the Coast Guard is specifically exempted from posse comitatus restrictions and is considered to have law enforcement powers. That's why the Navy, when participating in drug trafficking intervention on the high seas, ALWAYS has a Coast Guard member or two aboard and in their boarding party.
I read up on this Act. According to my source, this act was violated by the Trump Adm. All the legal mumbo jumbo is hard to follow. One suggestion is the Mayor of Washington should be given the power to control certain forces if deployment is deemed necessary.
That’ll keep us awake at night, considering the array of incompetent fools the residents of Washington have elected as Mayor over the last 10 years or so.