Poll site - Should Nat'l Guard be used to protect US borders?

[riona]

So far: yes - 44%;
No 40%;
In emergencies - 16%


http://www.sptimes.com/home.shtml

[Gregorian]

1. The 9/11 hijackers were let in to the country.

And against security warnings. There was a running joke at the fbi that this maladministration was actually on Al Qaeda's side. No fence, no guards would have stopped that.

So it's not the borders we need to worry about. It's bad administrations. Borders are a diversion.

[marmar]

2. So so true...

A conductor can have the best musicians in the world playing for him, but they're going to sound awful if he doesn't know what the hell he's doing.

[Orsino]

3. Posse comitatus. End of story.

Governors can mobilize the Guard to protect state borders, but the fed cannot use troops for domestic law enforcement.

[Broadslidin]

4. The "No Vote" has suddenly increased to 43 Percent.....!

:yoiks:

[riona]

6. "No increase"

I wondered what would happen when I put this on DU. Now I know.

[cdb]

5. Who the hell is voting YES???

Yes, it's a good plan 521 votes - 43%
No, that's not the Guard's job 504 votes - 41%
Yes, but only in the event of an emergency 190 votes - 16%