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JULY 25, 2009 10:15AM

Cheney Sought to Violate the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

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Dick Cheney tried to dupe his boss, former president George Bush, into sending U.S. military troops to a Buffalo, NY suburb to arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with al Qaeda.

Cheney, known for eventing laws out of thin air, argued that a president had the power to use the military on domestic soil to sweep up the men, who became known as the Lackawanna Six and declare them enemy combatants.

If Cheney’s scheme had been carried out — Bush ultimately decided against the vice president’s proposal, it would have been a Constitutional violation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which forbids using the military as a law enforcement agency to use against the American people.

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That a Vice President of the United States has such low regard for the rule of law is terrifying.

BTW, I don't think that Bush turned down the proposal because it was illegal. I think he turned it down because he was afraid of what would come out of his mouth if he tried to say "Posse Comitatus"!
Safe_Bet's Amy
July 25, 2009 10:33 AM
Pop Quiz: which American posed a greater threat to American freedom: Dick Cheney or Jose Padilla?
Bart Hawkins Kreps
July 25, 2009 10:42 AM
I read of this today. I understand that he argued from the perspective that another, more recent law, gave authorty because it related to a security issue rather than civil law.

George Bush (who I understand is not liked by many of you Americans here) was the man who over ruled in favour of what you are saying.
jonmagee
July 25, 2009 12:59 PM
Cheney is an "enemy combatant." He belongs in the belly of a C-130 on a long flight to the Hague to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Too bad Obama kowtows to his cousin instead of perusing a special prosecutor to investigate Cheney's lawlessness.
Christopher di Spirito
July 25, 2009 03:36 PM