The good news is that all these people are now free to volunteer to patrol the streets of their towns and cities and rid themselves of drug dealers, thieves, pimps, prostitutes, and murderers.
Beauseant!
Posted on 07/21/2005 2:44:05 PM PDT by lonewacko_dot_com
The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it has no plans to enlist citizens volunteers to patrol U.S. borders on the day after its top border enforcement official said he was exploring how to involve civilians in his agency's work.
On Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner told The Associated Press that his agency was considering the training of volunteers to create "something akin to a Border Patrol auxiliary."
In a refutation of that controversial idea, a Homeland Security spokesman issued a statement Thursday backing off Bonner's suggestion.
"There are currently no plans by the Department of Homeland Security to use civilian volunteers to patrol the border," spokesman Brian J. Roehrkasse said. "That job should continue to be done by the highly trained, professional law enforcement officials."
Roehrkasse added that Bonner, whose agency is part of Homeland Security, had not told department officials "any specific details of the idea."
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When they START doing it, let me know. Until then, Border Patrol has all the effectiveness of the prison camp guards on Hogan's Heroes.
No surprise here.
The Feds don't trust civilians enough to allow them into Fed turf.
"...continue..." That's a joke. They just don't want civilians because they would be shown up - big time.
Guess again...check out the US Coast Guard Auxiliary...also a division of the Department of Homeland Security. This is a turf war going on...one that Bonner needs to win. And I'm pretty sure the article is either missing or misstating the facts...Bonner was making his statements again today in LA, where the article made front page news.
Oh, the difference a day makes.....24 little hours!
WOW! That did not take them very long at all.
I'm sure after that border patrol commissioner said that, Bush made some quick phone calls. Heaven forbid that illegal immigration slows down even a trickle.
The good news is that all these people are now free to volunteer to patrol the streets of their towns and cities and rid themselves of drug dealers, thieves, pimps, prostitutes, and murderers.
Beauseant!
And which one of the many good benefits of such a civilian patrol do they NOT want?
I'm flabbergasted.
Cops shaft others, too.
Wacko said: I'm sure after that border patrol commissioner said that, Bush made some quick phone calls. Heaven forbid that illegal immigration slows down even a trickle
They know it will work and someone (hmmm, wonder who...) put a stop to it. At least that's what I think. I hope I'm wrong.
Looks like Bonner just got the official smack down.
You've got to question a government that alleges that one needs to be "Highly trained" to stop and apprehend individuals that cross our borders illegally.
They are talking about border patrol, not flying 747s or heart surgery.
If that's true, then why aren't there enough of them to do the job? It has become clear that Washington DOES NOT WANT TO DO THE JOB.
We need to root out false elitism from our society.
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