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Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports

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Changes made to dod policy in September allows him to use the military domestically upon request of local police force.
- Which would still violate the posse comitatus act
  
  SCOTUS:
  
  I want to move for a bad court thingy
  
  Gweotweeeeen
  
  The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement except when expressly authorized by law.
  Im sure there is a gray area there with DOD adding it to 5402.01
  
  Jesus Christ would you people stop citing on the books laws as if they mean ANYTHING now. Trump and his people will do whatever they want, the law be damned. Ink on a page in a law book means nothing to them now.
  
  He's not even right about what he's citing.
- No. Just no. That's been completely blown out of proportion. It's a reissue of a decades old memo to update intelligence sharing. It's for groups like the Defense Intelligence Agency.
  
  Which specifically says local police can request us military assistance
  
  In regards to intelligence sharing. You can't write a memo to invalidate a law.
  
  DOD 5402.01 Sec 3.3 part C
  (c) Assistance in responding with assets with potential for lethality, or any situation in which it is reasonably foreseeable that providing the requested assistance may involve the use of force that is likely to result in lethal force, including death or serious bodily injury. It also includes all support to civilian law enforcement officials in situations where a confrontation between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated. Such use of force must be in accordance with DoDD 5210.56, potentially as further restricted based on the specifics of the requested support.
  Thats not a memo
  
  Sorry, a "directive". Same difference, same problem.

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