#possecomitatusact — Public Fediverse posts
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…Dan Maurer, a retired #Army lieutenant colonel & former #JAG lawyer, said that the guidance, as described by CNN, appears to “misunderstand what a servicemember is supposed to do in the face of an unlawful order: disobey it if confident that the order is unlawful & attempt to persuade the order-giver to stop or modify it have failed, & report it through the chain of command.”
#law #Trump #Hegseth #military #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #policing #cities #PosseComitatusAct
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That blurring contributed to a long-term shift in civilian #LawEnforcement — one that encouraged the adoption of #military - style equipment & tactics, & helped lay the groundwork for the sort of aggressive #police force that is common today.
What accounted for the #Army’s restraint? Although society was as divided as it is today, #political elites were not yet #polarized & still placed trust in apolitical #expertise.
#law #Trump #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #NationalGuard #Marines #autocracy