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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... review articles and about all of the annotated cases on it , and I now know more about posse comitatus than I ever cared to know . I think the court decisions have to some degree been unfortunate in their application of the act . In one ...
... review articles and about all of the annotated cases on it , and I now know more about posse comitatus than I ever cared to know . I think the court decisions have to some degree been unfortunate in their application of the act . In one ...
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... review articles , I will not attempt a detailed recitation of that history here . By way of summary , however , I should note that the Posse Comi- tatus Act has relatively seldom been the subject of litigation . To the extent that liti ...
... review articles , I will not attempt a detailed recitation of that history here . By way of summary , however , I should note that the Posse Comi- tatus Act has relatively seldom been the subject of litigation . To the extent that liti ...
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... review of those provisions of the two bills which are the same , we believe that this legislative language makes no change whatsoever in existing practice . Rather , Sec . 915 of S. 815 , and those provi- sions of H.R. 3519 which ...
... review of those provisions of the two bills which are the same , we believe that this legislative language makes no change whatsoever in existing practice . Rather , Sec . 915 of S. 815 , and those provi- sions of H.R. 3519 which ...
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... review any proposed changes that you have men- tioned here today with regard to that . Mr. HUGHES . Mr. Dennis , we have a problem . As you know , there were basically no hearings when this amendment was passed on to the armed services ...
... review any proposed changes that you have men- tioned here today with regard to that . Mr. HUGHES . Mr. Dennis , we have a problem . As you know , there were basically no hearings when this amendment was passed on to the armed services ...
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... 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 riots to understand why the military might want to keep some ...
... 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 riots to understand why the military might want to keep some ...
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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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