Bush, Warner, Rumsfeld, Pentagon want bigger military role; "very archaic laws"
September 17th, 2005Tags: george bush, military, posse comitatus, insurrection act, john warner, donald rumsfeld, fema
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From "Military May Play Bigger Relief Role":
President Bush's push to give the military a bigger role in responding to major disasters like Hurricane Katrina could lead to a loosening of legal limits on the use of federal troops on U.S. soil.
…Bush did not define the wider role he envisions for the military…
At question, however, is […]