Can the military be used for law enforcement?

The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force. The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement except when expressly authorized by law.

When was Posse Comitatus last used?

1967
The provisions for posse comitatus were repealed by the Criminal Law Act 1967.

What does the US government do for its citizens?

Governments provide the parameters for everyday behavior for citizens, protect them from outside interference, and often provide for their well-being and happiness.

What would happen if the citizens revolted against the government?

Answer Wiki. That depends upon why the citizens revolted. If they revolted because the government became tyrannical, likely the only reason you would get so many to act in concert, you could expect most or all of the military to honor their enlistment oaths to ‘support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic’.

Why don’t soldiers revolt against the government?

Also any good government usually keeps the soldiers fed and happy, so they don’t revolt. There are occasions when a military won’t stick with the ruling party, but few of those ever end with the military supporting the rebellion.

What is the US military doing to fight the rebels?

Combat units will begin show of force operations against militiamen to remind the rebels they’re now dealing with the actual United States military. Army and Marine Corps units will begin capturing and dismantling the checkpoints and roadblocks held by the militia members.

What happens if the US military doesn’t disband during a revolution?

If the military stays united and doesn’t disband, whichever side prevails during the rebellion will have to contend with the US Armed Forces. The US Military will ultimately decide the winner of the revolution. Usually in these cases with a strong standing military, it ends with a military coup d’etat.