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littlemissmartypants

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8. Hahaha! But the Posse Comitatus Act was ...

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 12:53 PM

18 hrs ago

And it didn't work that time. Which suggests that it might not work again. I don't know either. It appears that the law is getting trampled over on a regular basis.

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