Arizona militia set to patrol border for illegal aliens

Washington Times ^ | 12/09/02 | Jerry Seper

[kattracks]

A former kindergarten teacher who has organized a 600-strong militia in Arizona will station 50 armed militia members on public land this weekend to "protect their country" against an invasion of illegal aliens, warning federal authorities

[Travis McGee]

ping

[Free the USA]

fyi

[doug from upland]

This should have happened 10 years ago.

[Texasforever]

10 years ago they would have been "Waco'd" and they knew it and that is why there were no such actions. Their "challenge" to Bush to arrest them smacks of publicity seeking behavior safe in the knowledge that they have nothing to fear.

[Mo1]

Well this should be interesting to see how it turns out

[ApesForEvolution]

Excellent and about time! God bless each of them.

[uscit]

These Americans are true patriots. The politicians who have been ignoring or even encouraging and pandering to the third world immigration invasion are traitors in a time of war and should be treated as such.

[Texasforever]

traitors in a time of war and should be treated as such.

So you are advocating capital punishment?

[c-b 1]

"Armed civilian groups on the border contribute to an already fragile situation, and their rhetoric is very dangerous to the overall security of the region," Mr. Grijalva said.

Lets get the facts straight Mr Grijalva, Your open borders Reqonquista rhetoric, is fanning the flames of an already volitol situation. You are dangerous.

[Texasforever]

That is all well and good but where were these guys 3 years ago? Did this problem just surface on January 20th, 2001 or did they know how they would be received by a Clinton/Reno regime? Much like the Klayman Basin patriots, they kept their heads down until a Republican president was elected and the real personal threat had passed. This "challange to be arrested" smells like week old fish.

[WRhine]

So you are advocating capital punishment?

What does any "healthy" country concerned with its survival do with traitors?

[Texasforever]

What does any "healthy" country concerned with its survival do with traitors?

I am trying to get those of you that throw around the term "traitor" to agree with the punishment prescribed for the crime of treason.

[KAUAIBOUND]

Grijalva is a Socialist who would be happy to see an "Aztlan" nation composed of CA, AZ, NM and part of TX. I would like to see him questioned directly if he supports illegal immigration in a public forum. He is a former Pima County supervisor and blocked every development he could, directly impacting his constituency, which was mostly Hispanic and heavily represented in the construction business. Yet, the brain-dead morons voted for him anyway.

[eldoradude]

Cry havoc! Set loose the dogs of war! Let us lay responsibility now for the inevitable 'atrocities' where it surely lies: at the feet of the whores in D.C. who repeatedly ignore the Constitution they ALL swore to uphold and defend. Hem and haw, distort and misconstrue the facts, shovel it under a rug so they can continue to smoke crack with the mayor and molest the teenage sons and daughters of a dwindling middle class.

May God bless these brave and valiant Americans who stick their necks out and volunteer to try preserve our culture and way of life.

If toting a gun at the border is too much for you, take note of who hires the illegal CRIMINALS in your community - the maids, construction workers, landscape maintainers, etc. Get out the camera and take pictures, lots of them, and post them everywhere as wanted posters. Boycott (very publicly!) any business that utilizes illegal CRIMINALS. Picket their workplaces and homes and try to get them to feel some shame, embarrass them to their neighbors.

[Texasforever]

May God bless these brave and valiant Americans who stick their necks out and volunteer to try preserve our culture and way of life.

LOL. What a joke.

[ppaul]

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Sunday, December 8, 2002

Tombstone militia turnout is small

By Ignacio Ibarra
ARIZONA DAILY STAR

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TOMBSTONE - At least 50 people were expected, but only a handful of would-be-militia volunteers showed up for the first organizational meeting of the fledgling Civil Homeland Defense here yesterday.

The low turnout did not disappoint or deter the group's principal organizer, Tombstone Tumbleweed editor and publisher Chris Simcox, who used the meeting to lambaste the federal government for failing to control what he termed an "invasion" of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. from Mexico through Southern Arizona.

He was particularly critical of members of the Arizona congressional delegation who took a helicopter tour of the border last week, but ignored his request for a meeting.

Simcox said a number of people opted not to attend the meeting because they did not want to expose themselves to ridicule and slander on the part of the media.

He said the organization has 43 core members who have participated in patrol operations, and that about 50 more have provided contact information.

He said the community service organization will operate in a manner consistent with President Bush's ongoing call for citizen volunteers to aid the national defense effort.

* Contact Ignacio Ibarra at (520) 432-2766 or at nacho1@mindspring.com.

 

 

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[DoughtyOne]

The only joke I've seen so far on this thread is you. If you don't agree with what the folks in Arizona are doing, have the ba--s to say so and quit carping on the other posters.

[eldoradude]

Too bad you think so. Ya gotta start somewhere. We can't all be armchair patriots in the safety and comfort of our dens.

[DoughtyOne]

While I don't like the publicity seeking angle on this, I realize that blowing this out in the press is probably the only chance these folks have in the long run, of forcing the government to take action to stop illegal immigration.

If Bush thought he was going to be able to quietly open the borders for all intents and purposes, taking actions in the background that would go unnoticed for the most part, I think we can safely say that idea is a bust! This is going to blow up in his face. And if he hasn't the gutts to do his constitutional duty, it should!

I would recommend these property owners file suite against all individuals and government entitites that are not adhering to the Article Four Section Four of the United States Constitution. I believe governors and federal officials swear to uphold the constitution. They are in violation of those oaths. Property owners have losses. They have legal standing to bring federal suit against all who fail to follow their oaths of office.