Not a good idea. He does not have the constitutional authority to use the military within the domestic borders. This is reserved for the states and states alone. Very troubling....
If this is declared an invasion I believe he could, but I'm not 100% sure
I believe you’re referring to Posse Comitatus?
Because if so, that’s a federal act...but it’s not in the Constitution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
This act explicitly prohibits the military or any other such unit (like the National Guard) under federal control from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States.
Now the question becomes: is halting the drug cartels streaming past our open border a matter of law enforcement, or is it more of a military matter?
Just wait a little bit then Obummer will be Farting in the wind about the borders.
Yes, and because illegal immigration enforcement is the job of the federal government, the states hands are tied.
Not according to the 10th amendment, but tied never the less.
Sure he does. Just not for law enforcement. But for national defense, from a foreign threat, he can deploy the military within the USA all day long.
Actually, the President and Congress DO have the authority to secure our borders. That's one of the few mandates they have within our Constitutional Republic - the States agreed when they signed on. However, I can't see Obami following through with this. All talk.
That’s what I was thinking! But the stimulus package had that governor go around clause, and just like Glenn Beck said, it will be used to call up state troops. And really, who is going to stop him? The legislative branch? The judicial branch? He owns them.