BowlBrother85
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Compared to Fox, CNN and MSNBC are bastions of integrity. There are plenty of great studies that prove this beyond a shadow of a doubt. But you go ahead and continue to subject yourself to the fear-mongering on Fox, you better get to the grocery store soon and load up on canned goods, lock your doors, and hide in your basement because those scary Hondurans are only 1,000 miles away.
Serious question: I never served in the military and know virtually nothing about this, but I have a neighbor who did serve in the US Army and he just told me that because of something called "The Posse Comitatus Act", Trump is prohibited by Federal Law from using the United States Army to enforce domestic policies on United States soil. He says this law was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation bill following the end of Reconstruction and has since been updated. He sounded very sure of himself.I admit it.
I'm getting pumped for this.
The caravan is around 1500 people. I would imagine a dozen might be armed.
But we are going to have 15,000 army guys waiting on them. Helicopters, APCs, tons of ammo and stuff.
Pretty sure we can kick the caravan's ass.
Serious question: I never served in the military and know virtually nothing about this, but I have a neighbor who did serve in the US Army and he just told me that because of something called "The Posse Comitatus Act", Trump is prohibited by Federal Law from using the United States Army to enforce domestic policies on United States soil. He says this law was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation bill following the end of Reconstruction and has since been updated. He sounded very sure of himself.
Is this accurate? ... and is Trump using the Army for this border patrol or is it just the National Guard?
That is not what my neighbor just said... not without Congressional authorization, anyway.
And which one of these conditions would sending the Army to stand at the border for migrants who are currently 900 miles away fall under? Again, this is not something that I personally know anything about. This act was news to me.There are a number of situations in which the Act does not apply. These include:
- Army and Air National Guard units and state defense forces while under the authority of the governor of a state.
- Federal armed forces used in accordance to the Insurrection Act, as was the case of the 1st Marine Division and 7th Infantry Division being sent to curtail the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
- Under 18 U.S.C. § 831, the Attorney Generalmay request that the Secretary of Defense provide emergency assistance if domestic law enforcement is inadequate to address certain types of threats involving the release of nuclear materials, such as potential use of a nuclear or radiological weapon. Such assistance may be by any personnel under the authority of the Department of Defense, provided such assistance does not adversely affect U.S. military preparedness. The only exemption is the deployment of nuclear materials on the part of the United States Armed Forces.
- Enforcement of federal law at the discretion of the President of the United States, such as with the 101st Airborne Division by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957.[citation needed]
- Support roles under the Joint Special Operations Command.
- Provide surveillance, intelligence gathering, observation, and equipment for domestic law enforcement on operations such as drug interdiction and counter-terrorism missions.
You mean the same CNN that was caught staging the news stories?Compared to Fox, CNN and MSNBC are bastions of integrity. There are plenty of great studies that prove this beyond a shadow of a doubt. But you go ahead and continue to subject yourself to the fear-mongering on Fox, you better get to the grocery store soon and load up on canned goods, lock your doors, and hide in your basement because those scary Hondurans are only 1,000 miles away.
Serious question: I never served in the military and know virtually nothing about this, but I have a neighbor who did serve in the US Army and he just told me that because of something called "The Posse Comitatus Act", Trump is prohibited by Federal Law from using the United States Army to enforce domestic policies on United States soil. He says this law was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation bill following the end of Reconstruction and has since been updated. He sounded very sure of himself.
Is this accurate? ... and is Trump using the Army for this border patrol or is it just the National Guard?
Serious question: I never served in the military and know virtually nothing about this, but I have a neighbor who did serve in the US Army and he just told me that because of something called "The Posse Comitatus Act", Trump is prohibited by Federal Law from using the United States Army to enforce domestic policies on United States soil. He says this law was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation bill following the end of Reconstruction and has since been updated. He sounded very sure of himself.
Is this accurate? ... and is Trump using the Army for this border patrol or is it just the National Guard?
Or if he closes the border ? I’m guessing then they could be used .