Posse Comitatus Act

The Posse Comitatus Act (Latin, literally: law of the troops of the country) is an American federal law from 1878 after the end of the Reconstruction. The law prohibits the use of federal staff and troops, including the army and the u.s. National Guard, against all citizens in enforcing the law, unless it is permitted by the u.s. Constitution or if the National Congress explicitly consent. Originally, the law covers the former Confederate States. The original law only spoke about the army, but in 1956 the air force here was also added.



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[hide] *1 the law  ==The Law[ Edit] == The Posse Comitatus as a quote from the law relating to the Federal Army and the air force in the United States: ===Article[ Edit] === ''Sec. 1385. -Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus''
 * Article 1.1
 * 2 Limitation
 * 2.1 US Coast Guard


 * "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 under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both".

Section 1385-use of army and air force as posse comitatus


 * "He who, other than in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or by a law adopted by Congress, aware any part of the army or the air force commitment as a Posse Comitatus or otherwise to enforce the law, be dealt with under this article will be fined or imprisoned for a period not exceeding two years, or both".

 ==Limitation[ Edit] == <p lang="en" len="85" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(15,15,95);">However, this law has also a number of cases where this law does not apply:

===US Coast Guard<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although this is also a part of the army, the u.s. Coast Guard is an exception to this rule. The Coast Guard has the task of law enforcement at sea. So can the law do not apply to this army Division.
 * Troops of the National Guard, as this Act by order of the Governor of State.
 * Forces that Act to the safety on the street for all to maintain, as with the riots in Los Angeles in 1992.
 * Troops under direct rule of the President of the United States as founded in the Insurrection Act
 * In case of emergency, the Attorney General, the Secretary General of the armed forces expressly ask to act in the national interest as wethandshaving has proved inadequate in certain areas.