Posted on 10/18/2018 6:07:08 AM PDT by SMGFan
Governors might try to conflict directions. Use regular military.
In a word or two - Posse Comitatus.
The states NG in national emergencies can be federalized.
This Leftist political stunt of high profile convoys may blow back on them like the Kavanaugh smear, stimulating increased funding for border security.
He need only close the borders period for all traffic for a short period of time. Otherwise, you still have illegals showing up and asking for asylum.
In one word, bullshit. The purpose of the act was to limit the powers of the feds in using federal military personnel to enforce DOMESTIC POLICIES. This is a foreign invasion.
“He needs to go to border, give a speech and really push this issue hard. It fires up the base like nothing else”
They are playing right into Trump’s hands on this issue. It is very high (first or second) on Republican voters concerns.
Ft Bliss and Ft Sam Houston are close and they can be deployed immediately.
Shut ‘er down!
He swore to protect this nation, and he's gonna do it!
Posse Comitatus dose not apply here.
Common sense president. How shocking.
Note to self—his latest tweet just threatened Mexico re USMCA...
Being able to control traffic over a lengthy border is great practice for the troops. I always thought that’d help over the gulf wars with the border between iraq/iran.
What is happening on our Southern border is not much different of what is happening in Europe.(Europe is lost)
Absolutely. And just try to live in any Central American country or Mexico safely as a black person. Blacks should be absolutely outraged that they are being played and manipulated into supporting the liberal open border concept. These Latin cultures absolutely HATE black folks without any remorse period.
While the Nat Guard is part of he military, it sounds to me like he’s talking about RA which would not be limited by some lefty Governor’s whim. As RA the troops would be fully armed, heavy weapons and mechanized (tanks, arty, etc).
They could set up a mile wide patrol zone just on the other side (Mexican) ... the Mexican military would become involved - but then they already are mostly on the cartels side and would be ‘forced’ to back off.
Media will call Trump cruel for separating children at the border from adult stranger pedophiles. You can see the kids crying over this.
If they can’t all get into the US at the border, how can they sign up to vote Dem in the midterms? Maybe absentees from phony addresses in the US given to the migrant illegals in the caravan. Vote 2 or 3 times each under variations of foreign names. And don’t forget your welfare applications.
Closed to illegals.
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