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MLeake · November 26, 2012, 02:20 PM

Mike, my original reference to Posse Commitatus was in response to Tom Servo, who didn't seem to realize that one of the domestic limitations on the military WAS a reaction to reconstruction.

I based that assumption on his reference to the Insurrection Act of 1807, and dismissal of any impact of Reconstruction on military employment.

Armed rebellions are a different ballgame, starting with Shay's Rebellion (suppressed by Army troops under Washington, IIRC).

November 26, 2012, 02:20 PM	#23
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Mike, my original reference to Posse Commitatus was in response to Tom Servo, who didn't seem to realize that one of the domestic limitations on the military WAS a reaction to reconstruction. I based that assumption on his reference to the Insurrection Act of 1807, and dismissal of any impact of Reconstruction on military employment. Armed rebellions are a different ballgame, starting with Shay's Rebellion (suppressed by Army troops under Washington, IIRC).