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by chrisseaton 2490 days ago
I think it's called the Posse Comitatus act or something like that.
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swebs 2490 days ago
It looks like that specifically forbids them from enforcing the law, not public works projects. And there seem to be several exemptions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

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