Bush deploys military in the US for active duty as federal response force

A Wikinews article I'm writing. No worries about the under development thing, just going to publish it tommorrow after our military source responds. A full look at the 'coup'.

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US President Bush deployed the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team to a new role on United States soil last Wednesday, training for dealing with national crises. Critics claims that act of the Executive Branch violates the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits military participation in domestic matters.

In 2007, the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act was introduced; it overturned the Posse Comitatus Act by allowing the Commander in Chief to suppress 'insurrection' or 'restore order'. When it was repealed in 2008, Bush stated that he was not bound by the later repeal.

The combat team, renamed CCMRF, has been assigned for year-long training at Fort Stewart to prepare them for "civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios" such as security or natural disasters. After a year, a new unit will take its place.

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