Posted on 10/10/2013 8:30:24 AM PDT by Mortrey
Sources within the Department of Transportation have revealed that their plan to use National Guard resources to close federally funded Interstate Route 495, circling the nations capital, have been approved by unknown White House officials and will be implemented on Friday morning, October 11, in order to thwart the three day Trucker slowdown announced on the Capitol Beltway starting that date, using the federal government shutdown as justification.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Wrong - there is about 200 feet of the Wilson Bridge in DC, so they are physically capable of putting a road block there, if they had the legal authority to do so.
Fortunately, they do not, and if federalized, could not because it might come under Posse Comitatus.
Agree that this must be satire. We had to destroy the village in order to save it. No way 495 would ever be shut down by the feds or any other government entity. Those of us who live in the DC metro area (I live inside the Beltway in VA) know this is a fabricated story.
Does this latest move by the Czar in the White House surprise anybody????
not to be a smart ass but like the obozo cares what his poll numbers are or what the people think of him. He knows by the time he is out of office that he will be hated by Americans and loved by the NWO folks and the muslims. That is all that matters to the POS.
LOL!
This has to be a joke; Hussein isn't really insane.
I usually dismiss unconfirmed reports like this as political hyperbole, no matter who "reports" it.
It's nonsensical. Shutting down DC to most traffic accomplishes the same thing. Nobody's that clueless.
In the meantime, in sympathy with the truckers, we have Americans "Not Buying Anything for three days..." It's amusing to consider how he would try to stop that.
Whoever is circulating this stuff must be on some seriously potent drugs. Really
That restrained computer guy in the White House basement again?
The Posse Comitatus Act was intended to prevent the use of federal troops in the sovreign states to enforce ordinary civil law. It does not apply in Washington DC as it is not a state, even though there has been a reluctance to do so.
Recall the images of US Army Military Police during the Vietnam anti-war demonstrations at the Pentagon.
That’s right, forgot about that stretch. I wouldn’t be surprised by anything the Marxist may dream up anyway.
Barrybutt wants to stop the truckers?
What? Closing the moat circling DC would be silly. All the King’s Men would be stuck in their castle.
18 U.S.C. § 1385. Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus
Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Guards do not enforce law. a fine line I admit but still a line.
Obama got his Agent Provocateur all ready to go
Perhaps—seems even the T2SDA are wondering about this report. From their FB page:
“We have all heard the rumors of the national guard blocking us from participating, rest assured we will continue this event, I am here at the Wilco travel center,
Untill we can either confirm or deny the validity of such claims I will consider them disinformation. If we find a tre credible source. Our media team will release that information,
As for the rumor of us not going through with our protest, They are indeed false reports ment to distract you, we will continue to push onward. Thanks you all for your love and support,
Big Red”
https://www.facebook.com/ridefortheconstitution
Maybe it is a distraction, as it sounds like something Benghazi Barry’s Disinformation Czar would come up with! (doing what the truckers want to do!!)
I’m looking forward to Friday!!!!
Actually I-495 is mostly not in DC. It is mostly in VA and MD. I-395 is mostly in DC.
Stuff like this is embarrassing to Free Republic. Look at my comment #60.
This article is not a “warning” about some Beltway Shutdown. It’s all about promoting some upcoming converence. And to get your attention - it lead with a fantastic story.
Trouble is... It gets excerpted here at FR - and we FReepers get all knee-jerky over it and run with it.
Like red meat to a pack of dogs.
Please, oh please make this happen. Give every Beltway Democrat a taste of what the rest of the country faces every day under Obama.
Having authority to do something may not be strictly necessary under Danglebarry.
The world has moved on. The White House is the Dark Tower.
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