U.S.Military Now Patrolling In Downtown

Columbus Ga.

Fort Benning's Commanding General Robert Brown, and Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson made the announcement earlier this week.The soldiers will be wearing arm bands that read, "Courtesy Patrol." Now, Columbus Police will be patrolling side by side  with  uniformed Fort Benning soldiers.

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U.S. Army Soldiers Policing Streets In Alabama
This obvious violation of the Posse Comitatus Act prohibiting the federal uniformed services from exercising state and local law enforcement was completely ignored by the corporate media with the exception of Reuters and the London Telegraph. In early 2006, the 109th Congress passed a bill containing controversial provisions granting the president the ability to use federal troops inside the United States in emergency situations. These changes (in Section 1076) were included in the John Warner Defense Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2007. In 2008, Congress restored many of the earlier limitations on the president’s ability to deploy troops within the United States, but Bush issued a signing statement indicating he was not bound by the changes. The dispatch of troops to Alabama in response to a local law enforcement situation represents a further erosion of Posse Comitatus and the continued federalization of state and local law enforcement.  READ ENTIRE ARTICLE

Armed Soldiers "Direct Traffic "Control Crowds" And "Help Police" In Kentucky