[unixfox]

I've said it before but I will say it again.

If we can use the military to find a single sniper then why in the hell can't we use the military to patrol our borders?

It seems to me that millions of ILLEGALS invading this country is far more dangerous than this sniper. Don't get me wrong I think this sniper should be stoned to death in a public square when he is caught. However, the long term effect of these ILLEGALS is far greater than this incident will ever be.

[Luis Gonzalez]

The military isn't trained to do police work. The military is helping along the borders, and is allowed to train and offer equipment, but that's it. Posse Comitatus prevents them from going any further. This is a direct result of the aversion that the Founders had to the European monarch's use of their Armies to subjugate the people.