The Posse Comitatus Act of the U.S. is Signed into Law by Rutherford B. Hayes
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law signed on June 18, 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. The purpose of the act …
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Ku Klux Klan Act passed by Congress
With passage of the Third Force Act, popularly known as the Ku Klux Act, Congress authorizes President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties …
Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln
See the full 1862 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln, below. (Natural News) In Mike Adam’s 12/1/2020 Situation Update, he highlights the latest interview with 3-star General …
Quote: “When an Army is Sent to Enforce Laws, it is Always an Evidence that… they are Oppressive”
A South Carolina newspaper essay, reprinted in Virginia, urged that any law that had to be enforced by the military was necessarily illegitimate: When an …
4th Intolerable Act Passed: The Quartering Act of 1774
The purpose of the Quartering Act of 1774 of the Intolerable Acts was to extend the provisions of the previous 1765 Quartering Act giving the …
The First of the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Port Act, is Passed by Congress
The Boston Port Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain March 31, 1774. The Boston Port Act was designed to punish the inhabitants …
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre takes place in front of the Customs House on King Street where there were 4,000 British troops (following the Townshend Acts of …
British Soldiers Arrive in Boston under Martial Law to Control Independent-Minded Americans
The British soldiers (redcoats) arrive in Boston under martial law to punish and control the defiant Americans in Boston who deemed the taxes implemented as …
The ‘Petition of Right’ Approved by King Charles I in England
The Petition of Right (see document) is a statement of the objectives of the 1628 English legal reform movement that led to the Civil War …