Posted on 04/14/2019 8:39:58 AM PDT by Mariner
I didn’t say I *agreed* with it or supported it. Just pointing out that this is what the law/long standing court interpretations of it are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act
” That means the troops will not be allowed to detain immigrants, seize drugs from smugglers or have any direct involvement in stopping a migrant caravan that is still about 1,000 miles from the nearest border crossing.”
Prior case law:
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R42659.pdf
https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1459&context=ylpr
https://sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2018/04/16/what-does-the-law-say-about-putting-troops-on-the-border/
Bottom line: For past 40 odd years, the courts have pretty consistently rules that unarmed illegals entering the country are a law enforcement issue and that posse comitatus applies - military may not be used to apprehend them.
Many of us were screaming at Congress to fix this in 2017-2018. Much like so much else TurtleCo/Lyin’ Ryan didn’t do and slowwalked, this didn’t go through.
I have lived for the past 8 years near Las Cruces, in Truth or Consequences. The people here are mostly dirt poor, and now they are about to become poorer. I am convinced voter fraud got a U.S. Senator there elected last November, and that the democrats currently running that state is all for this invasion. God help the good people of New Mexico. It has become overrun with California liberals, intent on turning it into California. I have so many friends there, good, hardworking and honest people, and they will be hurt the worst. They are under siege.
That “Blue Wave” came when the election was won by a republican, and the democrats somehow were able to find thousands of “lost” ballots at the last minute, all for the democrat candidate, a former Sen. Tom Udall staffer. Her name is Xochetl Torres-Small. She came to T or C recently and contacted the local democrat party and met with them privately, not even notifying the media. I write for a small weekly newspaper there and I reported it, and have since been taken off their press list.
I love the farmers in Hatch, but if I find out they are employing these illegals I am calling ICE. You should also. These illegals coming now won’t be through the court system for years, so they can’t legally be employed anyway. Besides, thanks to former democrat AG Gary King, Texas is likely to win the water lawsuit and they will be out of business anyway.
I’d bet more than half the workers in US agriculture are illegals.
absolute jerk: no one is perfect
No doubt.
At the peak of season the tomato field next door might have 100 pickers, all Latino. Maybe 1 in 20 speaks enough English to understand me.
That big, new grocery store in Hatch has non English speaking employees. But most important of all, Sparkey’s Burgers are the best on the planet.
Santa Fe is where they need to be taking them. Drop them off in front of the Round House. See if our governor will still think it is a made up crisis.
Republicans have been integral to being a roadblock to Trump on immigration reforms and securing our southern border. If republicans had really wanted to do something about anything, they had 2 years. Trump would have signed stuff, just send it to him.
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