Elizabeth Jo

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2,299 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2025 last heard 27 Mar

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99% Invisible · Constitution Breakdown #1: Nikole Hannah-Jones · 25 Jul 2025 podcast

And I'd like to think that Gino Giacobelli was able to have a stake now and then as a result.

And as president, Nixon used his powers as commander in chief over the military.

But in the Wildcat postal strike of nineteen seventy, we weren't at war or in any foreign commitment, but there's a through line from the postal strike to President Trump's use of the military for his mass deportation program.

Well, let's begin with some core principles.

In our legal system, we have this really deeply held belief that the military shouldn't be used in civilian law enforcement.

In fact, it's one of a long list of complaints in the Declaration of Independence.

One of the things we've complained about was that King George kept among us in times of peace standing armies without the consent of our legislatures.

And it's that deep suspicion about standing armies in domestic affairs.

That's one of the reasons our constitution puts a civilian, the president, in control of the military.

But on the other hand, the constitution also imposes responsibilities on the federal government when it comes to the security of the states.

So for instance, the guarantee clause of the constitution.

Requires the federal government to provide states with protection from foreign invasion and from what the clause calls domestic violence.

And Congress has the authority to call out the militia under the Constitution to enforce federal law.

And so the major way we protect against having a standing army against civilians, but also having some power for emergencies is the Posse Comitatus Act.

And it's just one sentence.

So Roman, why don't you read it?

Pretty recently, right?

Um so the term posse comitatis actually refers to the power in English common law.

So we're going back a long time, the power of the sheriff to command local men in the community to help him enforce the law.

So if you've ever seen like an old Western movie where the sheriff says, Hey everybody, we're gonna get a posse together to catch the bad guy, that's the same idea.

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