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Posse Comitatus

    <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3976745055486891 The Brennan Center for Justice describes the Act -   T he Posse Comitatus Act was  passed  in 1878, amid the resurgence of White Supremacy in the Confederate States after the Civil War.   The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement except when expressly authorized by law. This 143-year-old (147j.), law embodies an American tradition that sees military interference in civilian affairs as a threat to both democracy and personal liberty .     Basically , the Act was born of fear of Federal Troops being mobi lized in support of local Law Enforcement . And now, that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is trying to implement.   Trump has issued an Executive Order, citing a N ational Emergency, (Illegal Immigration), as the basis for the need to involve U.S. Federal Tr...

Trump’s ‘Plans’ [?]

  <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3976745055486891 So now, Trump’s Negotiators say it's time to walk away from the table. After giving Russia every thing they want as a result of having invaded Ukraine and insisting Zelensky and Ukraine concede to these concessions, the Trump Team is done negotiating and it's time for Zelensky to accept the terms.   Zelensky, for his part and on behalf of Ukraine, says there’s nothing here to discuss and Ukraine will battle on to maintain Ukrainian independence. There’s no concession here on the part of Zelensky and Ukraine. They insist upon Ukrainian independence.   ‘ We been very active...’ ‘the terms are explicit’ VP J.D. Vance     Explicit – the terms are Explicit (!)   Vice President JD Vance told reporters in India on Wednesday: "We have engaged in an extraordinary amount of diplomacy and on-the- ground work . We really tried to understand thi...