There has been some suggestion that posse comitatus be reinstated in some political circles. Posse Comitatus basically means that the military would have police authority in the United States. This provision has not been in use since the Civil War. Historically this has been resisted because of the incidences of British troops during the Revolutionary War. Typically the only military that have police authority are the National Guard MP's because they are under the authority of the Governors. President Kennedy federalized the Arkansas National Guard in order to execute a Supreme Court decision.
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