Posse Comitatus Act: A brief Assessment
limitations relevant to the employment of the armed forces to provide disaster
relief and law enforcement assistance.
Address the limitation placed on Department of Defense (DoD)
forces by the Congress during times of disaster (Posse Comitatus Act). Is there a distinction between state’s
national guard forces and federal Do D forces?
How do you see the impact of the 2007 National Defense
Authorization Act on local disaster mitigation and response?
Conclude your assessment with a critique of whether the
passage of the Act skirts the US Constitution





