Posted on 05/13/2005 5:16:39 PM PDT by Boston Blackie
The U.S. Border Patrol needs thousands more agents and is considering how to effectively use volunteer citizen patrols, a senior homeland security official told House lawmakers Thursday.
"We need more Border Patrol agents, there's no question about that," Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner told members of the House Government Reform Committee. CBP is in charge of the Border Patrol.
(Excerpt) Read more at govexec.com ...
"The actions of the Minutemen were, I believe, well motivated," Bonner said. "There were no incidents, there were no acts of vigilantism, and that's a tribute to the organizers and leaders of the Minuteman Project."
Bush should apologize for the vigilante crack.
His comments marked some of the highest praise the Minutemen have ever received from the administration.
Is the administration aware of what Bonner is saying? And does Rove approve of this?
A BP veteran agent of 27 years was just interviewed by O'Reilly a few minutes ago and asserted that several agents told him that the BP agents stationed along the 23 mile stretch that the Minutemen were patrolling were ordered to "keep the apprehensions down" (presumably to downplay the effectiveness of the MM). .....confirming the Washington Times piece from yesterday.
oops. It seems the senior BP politicos need to chat with the middle management ranks of the BP. Everyone is NOT QUITE ON THE SAME PAGE YET, eh?
Considering that two Salvadorean illegal aliens basically just hit the jackpot for committing the crime of trespass on a citizen's land, based on a charge that was never substantiated by a criminal court, I would say that citizen volunteers demand and be given either immunity from such lawsuits or the backing of the government if faced with such a suit.
We need to give them civilian help whether they want it or not. :-) Here's a quote from Bonner:
"We value citizens' help," he [Bonner] said. "The question would be, 'is there a way to ... better and more effectively harness the citizen volunteers?' That is something we are looking at. I don't have the answer. But we want any kind of force multiplier we can get. But if we're going to do it, I think it's important we recognize the border is a dangerous area, and we want to be able to provide at least some insights and possibly even training to any citizens volunteering to go down."
"Harness", like rein in those dang citizens, you suppose?
BTTT
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This is just the government's way of ham-stringing the volunteer patrols, and this should be avoided at all costs. Citizens have a right to protect their property and the government, which fails miserably at everything they get their bureaucratic mitts on, would only make the volunteers less effective to keep them from embarrassing the over-paid, under-performing government lackeys.
Been there........done that, and will do it again too!!!
BTTT!
BTW: Good find Boston Blackie!!!
What a scheme. It sounds positively Clintonian.
Exactly.
Among my conservative circle, trust and confidence in the federal government has pretty much become a quaint old idea. Loyal Americans need to be more vigilant today than ever before.
Pay no attention to what they say. Instead, watch what they do.
Hey, DD, wanna go to be a vigilante in San Diego this summer?
You mean watch the orderly migration of poor wretched souls seeking a better life?
Yes.
BP Bump!
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