Government Considered Using Military to Defeat Cliven Bundy
If you thought it was illegal for the United States military to
be used against American citizens, the current administration disagrees
with you. According to the Washington Times, the White House considered calling out the military to deal with Cliven Bundy. Happily, they didn’t do so, but they could have.
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans.
The directive contains noncontroversial provisions on support to civilian fire and emergency services, special events and the domestic use of the Army Corps of Engineers.
So we came closer than we knew to seeing the military put down “civil
unrest” in this country. I am not sure why that would be necessary with
every federal department being armed to the teeth and SWAT teams
occupying the country. But I am glad it did not happen. I hope Congress
will legislatively ban this directive.
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans.
The directive contains noncontroversial provisions on support to civilian fire and emergency services, special events and the domestic use of the Army Corps of Engineers.
The troubling aspect of the directive
outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and
forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
“This appears to be the latest step
in the administration’s decision to use force within the United States
against its citizens,” said a defense official opposed to the directive.
Directive No. 3025.18, “Defense
Support of Civil Authorities,” was issued Dec. 29, 2010, and states that
U.S. commanders “are provided emergency authority under this
directive.”
“Federal military forces shall not be
used to quell civil disturbances unless specifically authorized by the
president in accordance with applicable law or permitted under emergency
authority,” the directive states.
“In these circumstances, those
federal military commanders have the authority, in extraordinary
emergency circumstances where prior authorization by the president is
impossible and duly constituted local authorities are unable to control
the situation, to engage temporarily in activities that are necessary to
quell large-scale, unexpected civil disturbances” under two conditions.
The conditions include military
support needed “to prevent significant loss of life or wanton
destruction of property and are necessary to restore governmental
function and public order.” A second use is when federal, state and
local authorities “are unable or decline to provide adequate protection
for federal property or federal governmental functions.”
“Federal action, including the use of
federal military forces, is authorized when necessary to protect the
federal property or functions,” the directive states.
Read more at http://politicaloutcast.com/2014/05/government-considered-using-military-defeat-cliven-bundy/#rQWyRlOEBcHwsVLc.99
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