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minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up28·21 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act Apparently, this Act does not apply to “Federal troops used in accordance to the Insurrection Act”, and since we know that Act has been improperly invoked, “this is fine”.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 days agoThe law only matters if it’s enforced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
Apparently, this Act does not apply to “Federal troops used in accordance to the Insurrection Act”, and since we know that Act has been improperly invoked, “this is fine”.
The law only matters if it’s enforced.