What's A Posse Comitatus?


	What's A Posse Comitatus?

ratilfar

12-2-2008 11:04 AM

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posse comitatus, military, homeland, security, terrorism, tyranny

ratilfar says:

And before people jump the Obama gun, this is happening right now, Dec. 2 2008: President George W. Bush.

Question is will Obama continue the program?

The dangers of standing armies exist regardless of who is in the White House. Once they have the power they will not give it up.

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12-2-2008 12:25 PM

Imnclady

The dangers of standing armies exist regardless of who is in the White House. Once they have the power they will not give it up.

Regardless of who is in the White House...I think this is true about many things most people would want to change. What ever happened to power of the people or there is power in numbers? Where do we stand ?

12-2-2008 2:02 PM

rvnurse2b

impotent at best and dead at worst.

12-2-2008 2:18 PM

burndata0

People Shouldn't Be Afraid of Their Government, Governments' Should Be Afraid of Their People.

12-3-2008 10:46 AM

swampfoxz

Is it just me or are we seeing Rome fall before our eyes?

12-5-2008 2:29 PM

rvnurse2b

swamp if you are referring to Revelation and the fall of Babylon, I don't think it's come yet.
Referring to the fall of Western Society and the US... possibly.

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