In case you're wondering what all this is about, the Amercian Bar Association Journal has the scoop.
The Bush administration has ordered lawyers in the departments of Justice and Defense to investigate whether the Posse Comitatus Act should be amended to allow the U.S. military to become more involved in domestic law enforcement.
Review of the 124-year-old law is part of the administration’s planning for a comprehensive homeland-security strategy. Congress will vote this fall on a bill to allow the federal Office of Homeland Security to coordinate and oversee domestic terrorism defense, potentially including advising the president to send U.S. military personnel to assist in the investigation and capture of suspected terrorists on U.S. soil.
