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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
stationed....
you've got troops stationed not 25 miles from you just like I do... it has been like that for decades.
so far, it's still a FAR cry from martial law. If we were under martial law the economic crisis we're experiencing now would be 10000x worse. I have family that has seen the president of the country declare martial law. I have family that has lost their senate and congressional seats because the president dissolved the house of congress.
this is nothing like martial law, lite or otherwise.
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cyn....the DEPLOYMENT of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team to NORTHCOMM with a
"dedicated assignment" is not the same as being STATIONED near you or me.
Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.
It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. In August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell in Mississippi and Louisiana, several active-duty units were pulled from various posts and mobilized to those areas
This new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.
After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one.
Army Times
IMO, such a "
dedicated assignment" has not been authorized by an act of Congress...I would like to see Congressional hearings to determine if there is a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act (and/or other laws)