Posse Comitatus Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on H.R. 3519 ... June 3, 1981 |
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... Army , to begin with ? Why should posse comitatus not apply to the Navy and yet apply to Air Force and Army ? Mr. DENNIS . I do not know the thinking of the Congress in 1878 when the posse comitatus legislation was passed . As I ...
... Army , to begin with ? Why should posse comitatus not apply to the Navy and yet apply to Air Force and Army ? Mr. DENNIS . I do not know the thinking of the Congress in 1878 when the posse comitatus legislation was passed . As I ...
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... army might prefer not to become associated . One need only review the instances in which the regular army and state law enforcement agencies have dif- fered over the proper handling of labor unrest , civil rights protests , and urban ...
... army might prefer not to become associated . One need only review the instances in which the regular army and state law enforcement agencies have dif- fered over the proper handling of labor unrest , civil rights protests , and urban ...
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... army spying on civilians , and take the liberty of enclosing a copy of it which explains in detail what an unwise use of the army it was . Congress ought to stick to the Constitution and wise practices of the past . The military forces ...
... army spying on civilians , and take the liberty of enclosing a copy of it which explains in detail what an unwise use of the army it was . Congress ought to stick to the Constitution and wise practices of the past . The military forces ...
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... Army's massive surveillance of civilians and organizations having no connection with it , and revealed how it had stored information concerning them in a computer at Fort Holabird , and in manual files elsewhere . On December 16 , 1970 ...
... Army's massive surveillance of civilians and organizations having no connection with it , and revealed how it had stored information concerning them in a computer at Fort Holabird , and in manual files elsewhere . On December 16 , 1970 ...
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... Army helicopters flew direct- ly overhead during the rally and his recorder could not register anything except the noise they made . The Army's excuse for its surveillance of civilians was that it was seeking infor- mation to enable the ...
... Army helicopters flew direct- ly overhead during the rally and his recorder could not register anything except the noise they made . The Army's excuse for its surveillance of civilians was that it was seeking infor- mation to enable the ...
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Page 766 - The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed, in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787 one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was "to form a more perfect Union.
Page 770 - That this right shall not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or to apply to the misbehavior, misconduct, or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, orders, or process of the court.
Page 500 - Major disaster" means any flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe in any part of the United States which, in the determination of the President, is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant disaster assistance by the Federal Government to supplement the efforts and available resources of States...
Page 500 - States which, in the determination of the President, is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant disaster assistance by the Federal Government to supplement the efforts and available resources of States and local governments in alleviating the damage, hardship, or suffering caused thereby...
Page 498 - They can not be directed to act under the orders of any civil officer. The commanding officers of troops so employed are directly responsible to their military superiors. Any unlawful or unauthorized act on their part would not be excusable on the ground of...
Page 282 - The Council is authorized to employ, and fix the compensation of, such specialists and other experts as may be necessary for the carrying out of its functions under this Act, without regard to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended...
Page 67 - USC 1324-1328); or (3) a law relating to the arrival or departure of merchandise (as defined in section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 USC 1401)) into or out of the customs territory of the United States...
Page 8 - Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years or both.
Page 236 - In support of civil authorities during civil disturbances within the 50 States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, US possessions and territories, or any political subdivision thereof.
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