Posse Comitatus.Tom Ostrom Thomas Marshall Ostrom (March 1, 1936 - May 16, 1994) was a psychologist who helped further the study of social psychology. Prior to Ostrom, the field explored and identified the cognitive foundations of social activity. writes in the Letters to the Editor of December 12, 2005 that the Posse Comitatus law of 1878 was permanently overruled by the formation of the U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard. While it may be true that Posse Comitatus has been overridden in the past, since when did two wrongs make a right Two wrongs make a right is a logical fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that if one wrong is committed, another wrong will cancel it out. Like many fallacies, it typically appears as the hidden major premise in an enthymeme—an unstated assumption which must be true for ? The act of using "precedent" to justify breaking the law is exactly how activist judges and liberal lawyers have been undermining our constitutional republic for decades. I say enough is enough. JEFF Jeff boob who usually bungles Mutt’s schemes. [Comics: Berger, 48] See : Dimwittedness SMITH Lexington, Kentucky Reader Thomas P. Ostrom is partially correct and also partially mistaken when he comments that the Posse Comitatus law has been rendered moot by the creation of the Coast Guard and National Guard. The 9th Amendment (Rights) and the 10th (Powers) are the authority for the Posse Comitatus Act Posse Comitatus Act, 1878, U.S. federal law that makes it a crime to use the military as a domestic police force in the United States under most circumstances. . Congress could remove the Posse Comitatus Act, but those amendments would still prevent the federal government from doing any police work within the borders of any state. The federal government has always had police powers police powers n. from the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, which reserves to the states the rights and powers "not delegated to the United States" which include protection of the welfare, safety, health and even morals of the public. on the "high seas high seas In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large portions of the high seas. " and the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations (Article I, Section 8, items 1,3, 10). Those articles provide the basis for the Coast Guard. The 9th Amendment and the 10th Amendment prohibit the federal government from any law enforcement actions inside the borders of any state (unless a state legislature passes an act asking them to intervene). The legislatures of the border states--such as Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California--could pass acts asking the federal government to shut down their borders to illegal immigration, as could the Northern states that border on Canada (Article l, Section 8 items 11, 15, & 18). Unless asked by a state legislature, the federal government has land police powers only on federal property, such as Washington, D.C., and military posts (Article 1, Section 8, item 17). BOB KINGSBURY Laconia, New Hampshire Laconia is a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,411 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Belknap County.GR6 Laconia, situated near Lake Winnipesaukee, includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach. |
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