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I personally feel the only justifiable use of troops is to protect the homeland, stopping illegal invaders whether armed or not fits this bill for me.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: Lumenari
The Posse Comitatus Act makes no differentiation on the actions of military personnel performing policing functions vis a vis citizens versus non-citizens.
10 U.S.C. § 275. Restriction on direct participation by military personnel
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that any activity (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment or detail of any personnel) under this chapter does not include or permit direct participation by a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in a search, seizure, arrest, or other similar activity unless participation in such activity by such member is otherwise authorized by law.
I personally feel the only justifiable use of troops is to protect the homeland, stopping illegal invaders whether armed or not fits this bill for me.
originally posted by: shooterbrody
by that standard non citizens do not have to obey any of our laws as there is no differentiation?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: shooterbrody
by that standard non citizens do not have to obey any of our laws as there is no differentiation?
Not sure what lead you to that outlandish conclusion.
originally posted by: JohnS23
This only applies if you believe they are performing law enforcement duties. As far as I'm concerned it's an invasion and the military should be there and should be armed to the teeth.
Tanks, drones, mortars.....all of it.
Couple thousand dead invaders and the flow will drop to a trickle.
Make no mistake it is an invasion.
Also, these are foreign nationals not american citizens so I dont believe PC applies to them.
The military and or national guard should be given full authority to take out anyone trying to invade illegally into our country,
originally posted by: shooterbrody
oh
is the law no longer enforced equally?
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: AnakinWayneII
The Posse Commitatus Law covers the actions of the US Military towards US citizens.
I am just going to assume that the "asylum seekers" are not, in fact, US citizens.
The writer of the article is an idiot.
originally posted by: PhilbertDezineck
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: AnakinWayneII
The Posse Commitatus Law covers the actions of the US Military towards US citizens.
I am just going to assume that the "asylum seekers" are not, in fact, US citizens.
The writer of the article is an idiot.
I was going to say didnt we send the military to the southern boarder in the early 1900's? If it was legal then why is it not legal now?
originally posted by: AnakinWayneII
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: AnakinWayneII
The Posse Commitatus Law covers the actions of the US Military towards US citizens.
I am just going to assume that the "asylum seekers" are not, in fact, US citizens.
The writer of the article is an idiot.
Yes, but AugustusMasonicus does make a good point above. Differentiation?