Reply #262: It sure wouldn't regulated by the federal government or the national guard. [View All]

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In the most strictest interpretation, I believe that the framers, if anything, meant for it to be left to the states to determine that. And each state might, in turn, decide to leave it to be decided by more local agencies on a county or city level.

In a less strict interpretation, it might be left to leaders of the community, as defined by that community and regulated by the government at no higher than the state level.

Good reads on the matter, and you probably already are familiar with:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

Interesting sections:

Homeland security

In early 2006, the 109th Congress passed a bill containing controversial provisions that granted the President additional rights to use federal or state National Guard Troops and inside the United States in emergency situations. These changes were included in the John Warner Defense Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (H.R. 5122.ENR).

These changes were repealed in their entirety in 2008.

Natural disasters

On September 26, 2006, President Bush urged Congress to consider revising federal laws so that the U.S. military could seize control immediately in the aftermath of a natural disaster, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

These changes were repealed in their entirety in 2008.

Just for kicks: http://www.freedomfiles.org/war/fema.htm