White House Authorizes Lethal Force At The Border

[Geaux4it]

Now we're talking.

America first!

-Geaux
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President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday allowing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity and use lethal force, if necessary, according to Tara Copp of Military Times.

he new “Cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump. It allows “Department of Defense military personnel” to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary” to protect border agents, including “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search.”

Kelly said in the signed directive that the additional authorities were necessary because “credible evidence and intelligence” have indicated that the thousands of migrants who have now made their way to the U.S. checkpoint near Tijuana, Mexico, “may prompt incidents of violence and disorder” that could threaten border officials. -Military Times

White House Authorizes Lethal Force At The Border

 

[Geaux4it]

The Trump administration allowed troops to engage in some law enforcement activities and potentially to use deadly force, according to a report by Military Times on Wednesday.

The order, which loosens the engagement restrictions on military personnel at the southwest border, was not signed by President Trump, but by White House chief of staff John Kelly.

It was labeled a "cabinet order," reported the Military Times.

Under Kelly's order, military personnel at the border are allowed to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary,” according to the report.

The "protective activities" include “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention, and cursory search.”

Senior administration officials said the order to expand the military's role at the border came from the president, but was conveyed by Kelly's memo.

 

[candycorn]

“Tin soldiers and Nixon’s coming…."

 

[Correll]

FUck yeah!

 

[Marion Morrison]

Kent State my ass, white phosphorous naow! J/K

There may be more than 4 dead, though.

 

[Geaux4it]

Mow down a few of them with the SAW and they will turn around. I gwanteeeeeeee

-Geaux

 

[Geaux4it]

I'm sure the Democrats will make sure these invaders get the word. Just in case they might reconsider their agenda lol

-Geaux

 

[harmonica]

good--as it SHOULD be

 

[Geaux4it]

Its like crime in our country. We have never stepped up the consequences of committing crime. Trust me, at some point, the good people will win.

 

[Tax Man]

The constitution prohibits what has been ordered.

 

[Geaux4it]

The constitution prohibits what has been ordered.

Evidently not...... Dead men (ok and women) tell no tales

-Geaux

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The plan was to rush the border with hundreds of people forcing their way through. Would they be armed? Probably armed with whatever they could pick up including rocks.

 

[harmonica]

The constitution prohibits what has been ordered.

the military can't protect America.....????!!?????

 

[skews13]

Now we're talking.

America first!

-Geaux
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President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday allowing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity and use lethal force, if necessary, according to Tara Copp of Military Times.

he new “Cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump. It allows “Department of Defense military personnel” to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary” to protect border agents, including “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search.”

Kelly said in the signed directive that the additional authorities were necessary because “credible evidence and intelligence” have indicated that the thousands of migrants who have now made their way to the U.S. checkpoint near Tijuana, Mexico, “may prompt incidents of violence and disorder” that could threaten border officials. -Military Times

White House Authorizes Lethal Force At The Border

And it's an illegal order. The military cannot be used as domestic law enforcement. This will last until Trump is sued for a violation of Posse Comitatus.

The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. The purpose of the act – in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807 – is to limit the powers of the federal government in using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. It was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation billfollowing the end of Reconstruction and was subsequently updated in 1956 and 1981.

The act only specifically applies to the United States Army and, as amended in 1956, the United States Air Force. While the act does not explicitly mention the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, the Department of the Navy has prescribed regulations that are generally construed to give the act force with respect to those services as well. The act does not apply to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guardunder state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor. The United States Coast Guard, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, is not covered by the Posse Comitatus Act either, primarily because although the Coast Guard is an armed service, it also has both a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency mission.

 

[Geaux4it]

Now we're talking.

America first!

-Geaux
==============================

President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday allowing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity and use lethal force, if necessary, according to Tara Copp of Military Times.

he new “Cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump. It allows “Department of Defense military personnel” to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary” to protect border agents, including “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search.”

Kelly said in the signed directive that the additional authorities were necessary because “credible evidence and intelligence” have indicated that the thousands of migrants who have now made their way to the U.S. checkpoint near Tijuana, Mexico, “may prompt incidents of violence and disorder” that could threaten border officials. -Military Times

White House Authorizes Lethal Force At The Border

And it's an illegal order. The military cannot be used as domestic law enforcement. This will last until Trump is sued for a violation of Posse Comitatus.

The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. The purpose of the act – in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807 – is to limit the powers of the federal government in using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. It was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation billfollowing the end of Reconstruction and was subsequently updated in 1956 and 1981.

The act only specifically applies to the United States Army and, as amended in 1956, the United States Air Force. While the act does not explicitly mention the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, the Department of the Navy has prescribed regulations that are generally construed to give the act force with respect to those services as well. The act does not apply to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guardunder state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor. The United States Coast Guard, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, is not covered by the Posse Comitatus Act either, primarily because although the Coast Guard is an armed service, it also has both a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency mission.

This is of National Security. It will make for some good TV watching the invaders get mowed down

Turn around now while they have the chance would be prudent

-Geaux

 

[harmonica]

Now we're talking.

America first!

-Geaux
==============================

President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday allowing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity and use lethal force, if necessary, according to Tara Copp of Military Times.

he new “Cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump. It allows “Department of Defense military personnel” to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary” to protect border agents, including “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search.”

Kelly said in the signed directive that the additional authorities were necessary because “credible evidence and intelligence” have indicated that the thousands of migrants who have now made their way to the U.S. checkpoint near Tijuana, Mexico, “may prompt incidents of violence and disorder” that could threaten border officials. -Military Times

White House Authorizes Lethal Force At The Border

And it's an illegal order. The military cannot be used as domestic law enforcement. This will last until Trump is sued for a violation of Posse Comitatus.

The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. The purpose of the act – in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807 – is to limit the powers of the federal government in using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. It was passed as an amendment to an army appropriation billfollowing the end of Reconstruction and was subsequently updated in 1956 and 1981.

The act only specifically applies to the United States Army and, as amended in 1956, the United States Air Force. While the act does not explicitly mention the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, the Department of the Navy has prescribed regulations that are generally construed to give the act force with respect to those services as well. The act does not apply to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guardunder state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor. The United States Coast Guard, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, is not covered by the Posse Comitatus Act either, primarily because although the Coast Guard is an armed service, it also has both a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency mission.

The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.

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[skye]

Now we're talking.

America first!

-Geaux
==============================

President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday allowing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity and use lethal force, if necessary, according to Tara Copp of Military Times.

he new “Cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump. It allows “Department of Defense military personnel” to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary” to protect border agents, including “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search.”

Kelly said in the signed directive that the additional authorities were necessary because “credible evidence and intelligence” have indicated that the thousands of migrants who have now made their way to the U.S. checkpoint near Tijuana, Mexico, “may prompt incidents of violence and disorder” that could threaten border officials. -Military Times

White House Authorizes Lethal Force At The Border

Seems like a good idea to me!

 

[JLW]

Hard to use lethal force when you are unarmed.

American Troops at Border Won’t Have Guns, Mattis Says

 

[K9Buck]

Mow down a few of them with the SAW and they will turn around. I gwanteeeeeeee

-Geaux

I need one of those for when I have one of my road-rage fits.

 

[K9Buck]

The constitution prohibits what has been ordered.

It's unconstitutional to protect the border from invaders? Can you cite the applicable verbiage?