Posted on 03/18/2017 2:04:27 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
He’s already hiring 10,000 more agents as well. So, I suppose we are getting the best of both worlds.
Posse Comitatus applies to Americans in the country and not foreign invaders crossing our borders into the country. In fact, it is the federal goverment’s Constitutional duty (Article 4) to protect us from foreign invasion.
And from the time of the Mexican-American war (1846-48) until well into the 20th century, an armed US military was a constant presence on that border.
A non-censored look at history reveals many instances of the US military taking armed action on and even across the Mexican border against invaders of both the non-military and military type. For just two, check out the bandit Pancho Villa, General Pershing and Columbus NM and also the Battle of Ambos Nogales. During neither of these US military actions on the border was the US “at war with Mexico.”
But today armed Mexican military units are very active on the border and have even made many incursions across the border into the US - while open-border media and politicians sweep them under the rug and the US military is allowed to respond.
"and the US military is NOT allowed to respond.
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