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  • Established in 1936, the Sheriffs Posse is dedicated to preserving the

    USA TODAY Latest news 1998

  • Totally missed opportunity to use the word Posse in a sentence.

    AusGamers :: News 2010

  • Totally missed opportunity to use the word Posse in a sentence.

    AusGamers :: News 2010

  • Like his crime supression sweeps where he utilizes 60 sheriff and police plus his so called Posse of armed citizens to arrest 12 Burger flippers costing the state so much in taxpayer money.

    Arizona bill: Profiling or common sense? 2010

  • This federal law in question is known as the Posse Comitatus Act, which was passed on June 18, 1878.

    When Alabama Troops Hit The Streets �� Illegally? 2009

  • Section 1385, originally enacted in 1878, subsequently amended as "Use of Army and Air Force as Posse Comitatus" and commonly known as the Posse Comitatus Act. The Act states:

    Is Fascism an Impeachable Offense? 2008

  • The Posse is a group of superpowered youths, the idea of which was fairly dumb to begin with, and to bring them up here is odd, as we have to assume DC is trying to get a demographic that might have skipped reading this to pick it up, so why bring in some lame characters newcomers wouldn't know?

    What I bought – 30 April 2008 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • Section 1385 of title 18 (commonly known as the Posse Comitatus Act) prohibits the use of the Armed Forces as a Posse comitatus to execute the laws except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.

    Think Progress » The Katrina Timeline 2005

  • Active duty U.S. troops are barred from domestic law enforcement by a Civil War era law known as Posse Comitatus.

    CNN Transcript May 12, 2006 2006

  • Active duty U.S. troops are barred from domestic law enforcement by a Civil War era law known as Posse Comitatus.

    CNN Transcript May 12, 2006 2006

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