From Belle of the 5th Column, this morning (Beau is taking a long break, and it’s my firm opinion that his SO has been coming up to speed quite well over the past two months.)

This is a quick tour of the current directive on the long established Posse Comitatus Act, and the bureaucratic limitations on any government official who decides to use the military to go after civilians. I thought it very well done. The video references a secondary video from three years ago, and you can bring it up with this link, if you wish.

My short take on this is that Trump is not likely to have anywhere near the freedom he’s been inferring he will have to use the military against the American people.

There are times when bureaucracy works to our advantage, and thankfully so.

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