Comitatus

Jeff, the point of Posse Comitatus is that Federal troops can not enter a state without the governor’s permission.

Misery loves company – OR – Safety in numbers « BuzzMachine 2005

The foul assassination of this great defender of the Roman State was requited next year by two barbarians of his train, men who no doubt cherished for Aëtius the same feelings of personal loyalty which bound the members of a Teutonic "Comitatus" to their chief, and who deemed life a dishonour while their leader's blood remained unavenged.

Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation Thomas Hodgkin 1872

Both are summoned to the 'Comitatus' of the King, that a fair division may there be made between them.

The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872

Revoke the Patriot Act, HR6166, restore Posse Comitatus, etc. etc.

Think Progress » Tea Party divide: Some complain of being ‘ignored’ by RNC, while others warn of being ‘hijacked by GOP.’ 2010

In 1878, Congress passed and the president signed into law the Posse Comitatus Act, which made it unlawful to use the Regular Army as a posse comitatus or for the enforcement of laws, except when its use was specifically authorized by the U.S. Constitution or by an act of Congress.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

August Kreis, an aspiring revolutionary with ties to the Aryan Nations, the Posse Comitatus, and the Ku Klux Klan, has reportedly attempted to forge an alliance between white supremacists and al Qaeda, hoping to exploit their shared hatred of the American government and Jews.

Think Progress » ‘Jihad Jane’ Undermines Right-Wing Calls For Profiling Based On The Myth That All Terrorists ‘Look Alike’ 2010

In 1878, Congress passed and the president signed into law the Posse Comitatus Act, which made it unlawful to use the Regular Army as a posse comitatus or for the enforcement of laws, except when its use was specifically authorized by the U.S. Constitution or by an act of Congress.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Revoke the Patriot Act, HR6166, restore Posse Comitatus, etc. etc.

Think Progress » Tea Party divide: Some complain of being ‘ignored’ by RNC, while others warn of being ‘hijacked by GOP.’ 2010

If Anwar al-Awlaki is killed on american soil by a federal entity (say the air force) would such action be in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Opinio Juris Discussions of Targeting of US Citizen 2010

I find it informative — it means that the AUMF does not implicitly repeal Posse Comitatus and thus does not apply inside the territory of theUS.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Opinio Juris Discussions of Targeting of US Citizen 2010