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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs soon as Trump's proposal to use the military to "guard the border" is slowed or stopped by
the courts, does anyone doubt that the various Rambo wannabes in the militias will flock to the border to "protect 'Murika"? Is Trump's rhetoric anything less than an invitation to "patriots" to mete out vigilante justice?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)of children?
yes, some?
Good, not for long though, because you know, emails.
I dont think this can be taken to court, by the way.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)Posse Comitatus Act. If so, he us answerable at law for that. As usual, it is unclear just what in hell the jackass actually meant, if anything at all. So, you may be correct.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)normal channels UNLESS every sane person shows up in NOV and votes for ANY dem
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)No??? I'd breathe a sigh of relief if it's still in effect.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)but aren't troops on the boarders actually part of the job for the Department of Defense (you know protecting our borders from attack).
It brings me back to when the Department of Homeland Security was first proposed. So what is the Department of Defense for? I think some Republican politician asked that question.
beveeheart
(1,371 posts)In Arizona, I think?
Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)I can't recall they ever caught anyone, though.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)"YU-U-UGE!"
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Most tRump humpers are pretty lazy and stupid. I don't imagine that they would last very long if they did go.
Grammy23
(5,815 posts)Well, how, pray tell, do we arrest people for crossing our borders illegally or without documentation?
No laws, eh? Please enlighten us, oh wise one.
fallout87
(819 posts)Unfortunately there is recent precedent for this. 2006 and 2010
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/politics/trump-border-wall-military/index.html
To Circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, They will deploy troops to assist in border patrol agents with security, not enforce it. The sight of troops alone will hinder many from trying to cross.