Posse Comitatus interpretation."Militarizing Law Enforcement?" (October October: see month. 17 issue) criticized the proposed use of U.S. military law enforcement over civilians as a violation of the Posse Comitatus [Latin, Power of the county.] Referred at Common Law to all males over the age of fifteen on whom a sheriff could call for assistance in preventing any type of civil disorder. law of 1878. But the precedent has already been set by the National Guard and by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has had law enforcement jurisdiction over civilians since 1790 when it was called the U.S. Revenue Cutter an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc. See also: Revenue Service. Instead of having our troops guard the borders of foreign nations, we need the troops at home to protect our borders in this era of terrorist threats and illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. . THOMAS P. OSTROM Rochester, Minnesota |
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