White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

[toomuchtime_]

WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday expanding the mission of the 5,800 troops to include protecting Customs and Border Protection agents. That represents a sharp change in the orders given to troops currently deployed in California, Arizona and Texas, who had been lining the border with concertina wire and providing only logistical support to CBP personnel.

Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed the new guidelines to reporters on Wednesday but downplayed the level of interaction his troops will have with migrants. He said most troops aren’t carrying weapons and that the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

Mattis emphasized that he would use his expanded authorities only in response to a specific, detailed request from Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and that none has yet been made.

"I now have the authority to do more," Mattis told reporters. "Now we'll see what she asks me."

White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

Hopefully the activists who have been leading the caravan will not be stupid and reckless enough to make this necessary.

 

[Crixus]

WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday expanding the mission of the 5,800 troops to include protecting Customs and Border Protection agents. That represents a sharp change in the orders given to troops currently deployed in California, Arizona and Texas, who had been lining the border with concertina wire and providing only logistical support to CBP personnel.

Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed the new guidelines to reporters on Wednesday but downplayed the level of interaction his troops will have with migrants. He said most troops aren’t carrying weapons and that the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

Mattis emphasized that he would use his expanded authorities only in response to a specific, detailed request from Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and that none has yet been made.

"I now have the authority to do more," Mattis told reporters. "Now we'll see what she asks me."

White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

Hopefully the activists who have been leading the caravan will not be stupid and reckless enough to make this necessary.

Honestly, I’m thinking they will be encouraging the illegals to throw rocks. The organizers of this thing would love to have news reels of US troops shooting them.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday expanding the mission of the 5,800 troops to include protecting Customs and Border Protection agents. That represents a sharp change in the orders given to troops currently deployed in California, Arizona and Texas, who had been lining the border with concertina wire and providing only logistical support to CBP personnel.

Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed the new guidelines to reporters on Wednesday but downplayed the level of interaction his troops will have with migrants. He said most troops aren’t carrying weapons and that the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

Mattis emphasized that he would use his expanded authorities only in response to a specific, detailed request from Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and that none has yet been made.

"I now have the authority to do more," Mattis told reporters. "Now we'll see what she asks me."

White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

Hopefully the activists who have been leading the caravan will not be stupid and reckless enough to make this necessary.

Wow, we're doing all that? Is there another election in the near future? After all, that's what the libs told us this was all about.

 

[Lesh]

WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday expanding the mission of the 5,800 troops to include protecting Customs and Border Protection agents. That represents a sharp change in the orders given to troops currently deployed in California, Arizona and Texas, who had been lining the border with concertina wire and providing only logistical support to CBP personnel.

Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed the new guidelines to reporters on Wednesday but downplayed the level of interaction his troops will have with migrants. He said most troops aren’t carrying weapons and that the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

Mattis emphasized that he would use his expanded authorities only in response to a specific, detailed request from Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and that none has yet been made.

"I now have the authority to do more," Mattis told reporters. "Now we'll see what she asks me."

White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

Hopefully the activists who have been leading the caravan will not be stupid and reckless enough to make this necessary.

Did you read your own post?

the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

He said most troops aren’t carrying weapons and that the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

 

[candycorn]

WASHINGTON — The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday expanding the mission of the 5,800 troops to include protecting Customs and Border Protection agents. That represents a sharp change in the orders given to troops currently deployed in California, Arizona and Texas, who had been lining the border with concertina wire and providing only logistical support to CBP personnel.

Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed the new guidelines to reporters on Wednesday but downplayed the level of interaction his troops will have with migrants. He said most troops aren’t carrying weapons and that the military would stay away from civilian law enforcement roles such as arrests, which are forbidden under in the Posse Comitatus Act.

The law prohibits the federal government from using the armed forces in a domestic police role, except in situations specifically authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

Mattis emphasized that he would use his expanded authorities only in response to a specific, detailed request from Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and that none has yet been made.

"I now have the authority to do more," Mattis told reporters. "Now we'll see what she asks me."

White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

Hopefully the activists who have been leading the caravan will not be stupid and reckless enough to make this necessary.

They will. My feeling is that someone along the border (a recent deportee) where they are eyeball to eyeball with our troops will throw a rock in hopes of getting a massacre started and hurting American credibility and reputation even more. Of course they will probably be one of the ones who isn't hurt in the clash. This is the inherent danger in publicizing the ROE and having armed troops needlessly down there in the first place.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

They will. My feeling is that someone along the border (a recent deportee) where they are eyeball to eyeball with our troops will throw a rock in hopes of getting a massacre started and hurting American credibility and reputation even more. Of course they will probably be one of the ones who isn't hurt in the clash. This is the inherent danger in publicizing the ROE and having armed troops needlessly down there in the first place.

Let's see.........I'm going to confront the strongest military in the entire world by throwing a rock at one of them to try and create problems........NOT.

 

[Coyote]

What could possibly go wrong....

 

[Lesh]

I haven't seen Congress pass anything allowing an exception to Posse Comitatus

And since Marshal Law has not been declared...

This is essentially fake news coming out of the friggin White House

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

I haven't seen Congress pass anything allowing an exception to Posse Comitatus

And since Marshal Law has not been declared...

This is essentially fake news coming out of the friggin White House

The Posse Comitatus act was in reference to US citizens, not foreign invaders.

 

[Hossfly]

I haven't seen Congress pass anything allowing an exception to Posse Comitatus

And since Marshal Law has not been declared...

This is essentially fake news coming out of the friggin White House

Damn right! We don't want Marshall Law passed. It would probably start WWIII.

 

[Dale Smith]

I haven't seen Congress pass anything allowing an exception to Posse Comitatus

And since Marshal Law has not been declared...

This is essentially fake news coming out of the friggin White House

"Martial Law", dumb ass.

BTW, Posse Comitatus was done away with a long time ago. Have you forgotten how Katrina victims were disarmed?

 

[Lesh]

Posse Comitatus has NOT been done away with dumb ass

Posse Comitatus Act - Wikipedia

 

[Lesh]

The Posse Comitatus act was in reference to US citizens, not foreign invaders.

It was in reference to using our military WITHIN our friggin borders stupid

 

[MarathonMike]

Are you paying attention what is going on in Tijuana? Mexico keeps shipping more migrants into an already overwhelmed border town. This is not business as usual at the border. When you mass thousands of desperate people some of whom are agitators you have to send military and authorize lethal force because no one can predict what will happen. There are already 2500 migrants who have overwhelmed the T.J. shelters and there's another 3000 just 3 hours away. Let's see those 'funny' ratings Libs isn't this funny?

 

[Indeependent]

What could possibly go wrong....

Your taxes can skyrocket and you’ll lose that beautiful eat in kitchen.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

The Posse Comitatus act was in reference to US citizens, not foreign invaders.

It was in reference to using our military WITHIN our friggin borders stupid

Yes, on US citizens. But the talk now is they are going to storm our border which doesn't fall under the act. These are foreigners--not Americans. If Russia or China decided to invade the US, would the Comitatus Act stop us from protecting ourselves because they made land?

 

[candycorn]

They will. My feeling is that someone along the border (a recent deportee) where they are eyeball to eyeball with our troops will throw a rock in hopes of getting a massacre started and hurting American credibility and reputation even more. Of course they will probably be one of the ones who isn't hurt in the clash. This is the inherent danger in publicizing the ROE and having armed troops needlessly down there in the first place.

Let's see.........I'm going to confront the strongest military in the entire world by throwing a rock at one of them to try and create problems........NOT.

Your premise is really stupid. Or haven't you noticed the asymmetrical warfare that self-styled revolutionaries have been using against us now for decades? Nobody fears our military. Other nations do but individuals? No. Especially if what they want is to highlight Americans shooting defenseless people which is what has been authorized by your blob.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

They will. My feeling is that someone along the border (a recent deportee) where they are eyeball to eyeball with our troops will throw a rock in hopes of getting a massacre started and hurting American credibility and reputation even more. Of course they will probably be one of the ones who isn't hurt in the clash. This is the inherent danger in publicizing the ROE and having armed troops needlessly down there in the first place.

Let's see.........I'm going to confront the strongest military in the entire world by throwing a rock at one of them to try and create problems........NOT.

Your premise is really stupid. Or haven't you noticed the asymmetrical warfare that self-styled revolutionaries have been using against us now for decades? Nobody fears our military. Other nations do but individuals? No. Especially if what they want is to highlight Americans shooting defenseless people which is what has been authorized by your blob.

These people are gutless. If they had any courage, they would be home fighting in their own country.

Democrats are the reason these people are coming here. You made such a big stink about family separation last time that it made news for over a month, and these invaders know it. They're expecting Democrats to be there again for them and that's why they come here.

When word gets back that this is no longer the case; that everybody will have to wait outside of our border if they plan on making a phony asylum claim, you'll see how fast these caravans stop. Let's just hope some commie activist judge doesn't interfere with Trump's plan. Because if one is successful, the next caravan will start to form.

 

[Desperado]

Wtf are you talking about? So you are saying it is tbe responsibility of the state police and border patrol to stop an invasion by themselves? Is the sole purpose of the US military to fight foreign wars and cannot defend the U.S.

 

[BrokeLoser]

I haven't seen Congress pass anything allowing an exception to Posse Comitatus

And since Marshal Law has not been declared...

This is essentially fake news coming out of the friggin White House

A simple declaration can be made by Trump which would render the nutless fucks in Congress helpless and shit all over Posse Comitatus.
Should he declare an insurrection...we start killing filthy beaners on his command. I pray for this daily.