Posted on 04/19/2019 6:32:02 AM PDT by blam
An armed right-wing militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border posted several videos to social media this week, including one in which they held about 200 asylum-seeking migrants at gunpoint near Sunland Park, N.M., until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, according to a report.
The militia group, which calls itself the United Constitutional Patriots, said it is determined to monitor the border until President Trump fulfills his campaign promise of a border wall or until Congress enacts stronger legislation to make it more difficult for migrants to request asylum, Jim Benvie, a spokesman, told The New York Times in a phone interview.
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“It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone,” the governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, said in a statement to The New York Times, adding that it is “completely unacceptable” that migrants be “menaced or threatened” upon entering the U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement that “the Trump administration’s vile racism” emboldened these groups.
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(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
"A New Mexico county on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over an influx of immigrants crossing the border in recent months and asked the governor to send in the National Guard for protection, according to a report."
"If this demand is not met by the State of New Mexico in one week’s time, the County of Otero will take action itself to provide security and safety and well-being for the people in this county"
But they would certainly not describe the military wing of the Democrats (Antifa) in this manner, would they?
“It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone,” the governor of New Mexico.”
Apparently they do.
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Citizens detaining lawbreakers until authorities arrive.
Seems reasonable.
Governor and other government agents encouraging illegal activity that destabilizes the Republic?
That’s what the 2nd Amend is all about. So that we can fight back against a corrupt government.
“armed right-wing militia”
Horrors. The scariest 3 words in the universe.
Spanish Civil war here we come......
They’ll just release them.
This is a failure of government, rests at Trump’s desk, that he has not placed enough troops at the border to secure it. Civilian militias should be in the way, then go home. Until the government can properly secure the border—now with officers and troops, later with a wall, then, yes, civilians should volunteer and help. Maybe the government might embed them to ensure safe operation?
If you won’t do anything, governor, your people certainly will....
“armed right-wing militia”
Horrors. The scariest 3 words in the universe.
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Correction: The scariest 3 words in the democrats universe...
Over 3,000 people invade our southern border evvvvvery single night yet some people would have us expensively fight in a different hemisphere, in the blowing sands of Syria, for nothing, or in dreary Iran, again for nothing.
Our fight is here. Our fight is now.
Our country is being taken away from us while we watch.
...or the beginning.
“United States
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In the United States a private person may arrest another without a warrant, for a crime occurring in their presence. For which crimes this is permitted may vary state by state.[77]
Common law
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Most states have codified the common law rule that a warrantless arrest may be made by a private person for a felony...”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen’s_arrest
The Citizen Militia: “Doing the job American sleaze ball politicians won’t do.”
And this comes on the anniversary of Lexington and Concord...worth remembering!
...An armed AMERICAN CITIZEN Constitutional militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border ...
There. Fixed it.
This monologue from Tucker explains the reason of the problem you are talking about much better than I could. 9 minutes, excellent.
Rarely is this brought up. It’s Known As Reciprocity. We should be treating anybody illegally crossing the Mexican border into the US the way the Mexican’s do treat any American illegally doing the same.crossing into Mexico. Entry denied, fined, and possible imprisonment, then deported .
It’s time we consider illegal entry by any person who is a non Mexican citizen illegally entering the United States through the US Mexican border a defacto Mexican citizen with limited Mexican constitutional rights subject to their laws while transiting. As well as any Mexican citizen entering illegally exempting those who do so legally and meet US citizenship requirements.
“...that will be the end of the militia...”
No, it won’t.
Today is April 19. 244 Years and going strong.
Think about it.
“...They will probably work harder to stop the “right-wing” militia ...”
Of course “they” will. And they’ll fail. And they’ll be removed from office, one way or another.
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