Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops
Source: AP
AP () Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants.
adding link here:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/donald-trump-1/2017/02/17/trump-admin-considers-mobilizing-100000-national-guard-troops-round-unauthorized-immigrants
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press.
The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana.
Four states that border on Mexico are included in the proposal - California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas - but it also encompasses seven states contiguous to those four - Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Governors in the 11 states would have a choice whether to have their guard troops participate, according to the memo, written by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-administration-considers-mobilizing-100000-national-guard-troops-45561414
2naSalit
(86,378 posts)I hope they stop signing up for that service. If you have guard members in your family, please inform them about why this isn't good and help them explore how to resist.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)for support, maintenance and "security."
MADem
(135,425 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Ilsa
(61,690 posts)at least where I used to live. No kidding.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)what is has always meant to be American and recommit to it, or lose it for better generations to someday fight for once again?
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,155 posts)With a side of fascist autocracy.
2naSalit
(86,378 posts)ColemanMaskell
(783 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)True Dough
(17,255 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Under executive order. Awful.
Tommy Generico
(24 posts)1) The Japanese Americans were US citizens.
2) They went to forced labor camps.
See the difference?
tavernier
(12,370 posts)Can't take any chances with Mexicans or Muslims.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Not to mention there were not 11 million potential folks involved. Comparisons are not all that apt, this is a very unique fascist move.
DK504
(3,847 posts)Border Control and ICE aren't honoring that. This is so dangerous for us.
kiranerys
(54 posts)So it's really not as different as all that.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)There was no torture, not one was executed or starved to death. They were interned in camps where they lived. Other things happened like their belonging were taken away, and what was done to them was horrible and should never have happened in this country, but it is best to limit ourselves to facts
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)they rounded up Mexicans, including those who were American citizens, put them on trains back to Mexico.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,319 posts)atreides1
(16,067 posts)According to Article I, Section 8; Clause 15, the United States Congress is given the power to pass laws for "calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions." Congress is also empowered to come up with the guidelines "for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress" (clause 16). The President of the United States is the commander-in-chief of the state militias "when called into the actual Service of the United States." (Article II, Section 2).
Use of Militia and Armed Forces to Enforce Federal Authority.
Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, assemblages, or rebellion make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any state or territory, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any state. This is another statutory exception to the PCA.
PCA= Posse Comitatus Act
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,319 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)
(1) The President may employ the armed forces, including the National Guard in Federal service, to--
(A) restore public order and enforce the laws of the United States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition in any State or possession of the United States, the President determines that--
(i) domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of maintaining public order; and
(ii) such violence results in a condition described in paragraph (2); or
(B) suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such insurrection, violation, combination, or conspiracy results in a condition described in paragraph (2).
(2) A condition described in this paragraph is a condition that--
(A) so hinders the execution of the laws of a State or possession, as applicable, and of the United States within that State or possession, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State or possession are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or
(B) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.
To proclaim a state of insurrection is a necessary prerequisite if cascading powers, such as is found in 50 U.S.C. § 212 Confiscation of property employed to aid insurrection, are to be used.
paleotn
(17,884 posts)like many of the rest, is DOA in the federal courts.
onetexan
(13,024 posts)i feel the SCOTUS will be the idiot's downfall.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)slapping down of the right's push to fascist oppression, and SCOTUS will uphold most if not all.
Thank James Madison and the others involved for our system of checks and balances. And those in the judiciary who respect the law and the principles that underlie it.
Turbineguy
(37,296 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Dangerous president ever!
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)There is a good distinction between the US Army and the Army National Guard.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)and what makes Trump think that Mexico and other nations want people piling up at their borders. Won't it be a pretty picture to see thousands and thousands of people in concentration camps in the US and at borders and airports around the world?
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)The carrot will be some sort of tiered voluntary registration for a citizenship lottery, at which point you are on a watchlist. Register early, get entered into the lottery every time it runs, thus improving odds. Don't register, get caught, you can never register. Success will depend on compliance. 25% it is a failure, 75% it is a success. The Dreamers will register early, so they will not be deported ever. That is my prediction for what it is worth.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)better get ready to grow your own food
murielm99
(30,717 posts)Mexico is considering buying corn from Brazil or Argentina instead of us. They are our third largest trading partner.
And don't say "I told you so," to the farmers. Plenty of us are Democrats.
kiranerys
(54 posts)Free trade policies allow US farmers to export hundreds of billions of dollars of food every year. The Trump administration tearing up our trade agreements and alienating our trading partners is already starting to hurt US farmers.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)and all of America's heartland.
Republicans should get a clue: it's evil to sucker people with lies and false promises.
What is it about the time-honored teaching "honesty is the best policy" that republicans despise so much?
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)communities what depend on the farmers income.
Couldn't happen to a bunch of nicer people!
The really funny part is, there are lots of republican pols that represent these people in Congress, they have to see whats coming.
And yet they are allowing Dump, Bannon and the alt-right to destroy their constituents. Go figure.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)grow food. I can not remember where but I think it is in some big cities.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Phoenix61
(16,994 posts)The National Guard is considered the militia. I couldn't find what the PCA is. Seems like a way to break sanctuary cities.
...snip
Use of Militia and Armed Forces to Enforce Federal Authority.
Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, assemblages, or rebellion make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any state or territory, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any state. This is another statutory exception to the PCA.
Marthe48
(16,908 posts)BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)Posse Comitatus.
Wuddles440
(1,120 posts)for imposition of martial law.
riversedge
(70,094 posts)This is all over Twitter. I am very afraid.
Kyle Griffin ?@kylegriffin1 17m17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants.
22 replies 71 retweets 41 likes
Chris Geidner ?@chrisgeidner 17m17 minutes ago
Chris Geidner Retweeted The Associated Press
I'd like a better description of "considers."
Chris Geidner added,
The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants.
5 replies 42 retweets 63 likes
Stop Trump
🍷 ?@StopTrump2020 17m17 minutes ago
WTF? Are we moving into a police state? This is not the purpose of the national guard. I see Bannon's fingerprints on this
Link to tweet
packman
(16,296 posts)Military state anyone?
for visibility.
Get ready to protest!
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)I usually think of them in harvesting. Could we have a nationwide crop failure? Planting time is coming soon.
politicat
(9,808 posts)kiranerys
(54 posts)It's citrus fruit season now, also leafy greens and other cool-weather crops.
Tommy Generico
(24 posts)Isn't that illegal?
christx30
(6,241 posts)Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, assemblages, or rebellion make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any state or territory, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any state. This is another statutory exception to the PCA.
Like cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Like a sheriff that refuses an immigration detainer.
We had a guy here in Austin that was accused of sexually assulting a 9-year-old girl. They were going to ignore the detainer request and release him with a GPS monitor, but they changed their minds and are holding him.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)we will see NG at future campaign events.
Beyond that, the minute an innocent or legal person is detained or deported, and you know this will happen, the courts will shut this down
kiranerys
(54 posts)Apparently the army told him that he couldn't do it because driving tanks through DC would damage the roads. At least, that's what they told him. I think the army knows how deeply awful ideas like that are.
Marthe48
(16,908 posts)He can't use the military, but the National Guard is exempt. And if those Russian fascists decide that the protests are a threat to the government, well, don't forget Kent State and Jackson State:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_State_killings
we know trump and his cabel, including many of the state governments, are much worse than Nixon, and will not hesitate to use whatever means at hand will tighten their ideological grip on America.
Stay safe.
HAB911
(8,868 posts)Spokespeople for the governors of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon and New Mexico said they were unaware of the proposal, and either declined to comment or said it was premature to discuss whether they would participate. The other three states did not immediately respond to the AP.
The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana.
Four states that border on Mexico are included in the proposal -- California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas -- but it also encompasses seven states contiguous to those four -- Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Governors in the 11 states would have a choice whether to have their guard troops participate, according to the memo, written by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general.
politicat
(9,808 posts)Contact info on all 50. Let's concentrate on the ones named.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)Sean Spicer? @PressSec
This is not true. DHS also confirms it is 100% false
The Associated Press? @AP
Memo obtained by AP shows Trump considering mobilizing the National Guard to round up unauthorized immigrants.
https://mobile.twitter.com/PressSec/status/832616382667726851
1) It could have been a deliberate fake news leak to discredit the media.
2) Spicy has no clue what he's talking about.
Odds are even either way.
7962
(11,841 posts)woundedkarma
(498 posts)Suppose...
First you mobilize 100k national guard. Get them out there. They are authorized according to the memo to act as ICE agents.
Then you say.. wait.. this isn't enough... lets get these private army guys in here as extra ICE agents.
OR...
We've already got armed militias all throughout the country. In Texas they LOVE helping patrol the border. They live for it. These guys would happily help Trump round up the immigrants.
And suddenly Trump has his private military force.
And yes, that's when he starts bringing in people like us. Well first it'll be the newspaper/tv talking heads. Then it'll be the rest of us liberals. Who knows where it ends.
byronius
(7,391 posts)He NEEDS a private militia.
And in his mind he owns this country now anyway, right? In his mind, this is all boardroom tussling for absolute control.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)seems to be one of his goals. Complete opposite of lincoln. Now, we can not only be in WWIII, but a Civil War. Bannon's dystopia realized
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)We need a statement of non-aggression from law enforcement and all members of the military.
The anti Vietnam protests were peaceful. Thanks to the NRA, this one may not be.
The government really needs to think about millions of Americans 'Standing Our Ground'!
Think ISIS ambushes are bad? America was won by guerrilla tactics against the British.
tRumpass does not want to play this game!
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)"The Act does not apply to the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard under 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."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
W T F
(1,146 posts)So, It still may be illegal. under Posse Comitatus
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)If they come from the governor, it's legal, if the troops are federalized, then probably not legal.
As always, it's the details that matter and it's a moot point since this is apparently a fake news story.
Tommy Generico
(24 posts)http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/trump-considers-mobilizing-100000-national-guard-troops-to-round-up-unauthorized-immigrants.html
earthside
(6,960 posts)The National Guard part is the second paragraph for bottom of page 3.
No matter what Spicy is saying now, this memo was generated by the 'Trump administration'.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I don't see any supporting signature/stamp or marking that suggests that memo was approved or distributed.
That does not mean they weren't sitting on it/considering it.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)aggiesal
(8,907 posts)I hadn't until my daughter mentioned it to me last night.
It's pretty scary stuff.
Here are the 8 stages, and you decide where we are:
Stage 1: Classification People are divided into us and them.
Stage 2: Symbolization When combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of pariah groups
Stage 3: Dehumanization One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases.
Stage 4: Organization Genocide is always organized
Special army units or militias are often trained and armed
Stage 5: Polarization Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda
Stage 6: Preparation Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity
Stage 7: Extermination It is extermination to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human.
Stage 8: Denial The perpetrators
deny that they committed any crimes
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts)Stage 5 often comes before 4 and sometimes before or coincident with Stage 3.
aggiesal
(8,907 posts)Now tell me where you think we are?
Here are the 8 stages, and you decide where we are:
Stage 1: Classification People are divided into us and them.
Stage 2: Symbolization When combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of pariah groups
Stage 3: Polarization Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda
Stage 4: Dehumanization One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases.
Stage 5: Organization Genocide is always organized
Special army units or militias are often trained and armed
Stage 6: Preparation Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity
Stage 7: Extermination It is extermination to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human.
Stage 8: Denial The perpetrators
deny that they committed any crimes
If the 100,000 National Guard story is true, I believe we are at 5.5
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts)Response to deminks (Original post)
W T F This message was self-deleted by its author.
Oneironaut
(5,487 posts)Reporting false stories and spreading them feeds into Trump's narrative that the press is irresponsible and out to get him. Our press needs to be more careful in spreading hearsay and outright lies.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts).
.
.
(yet)
Who knows what the future will bring? Certainly not the "fine tuned machine" that is Donald Trump's fantasy of his own White House.
jmowreader
(50,533 posts)First the Great President Trump imposed martial law on the Mexicans
and I did not speak up, because I am not a Mexican.
Then the Great President Trump imposed martial law on the Muslims
and I did not speak up, because I am not a Muslim.
Then the Great President Trump imposed martial law on women, non-Christians and Democrats
and I did not speak up, because I am not any of those.
Finally, that asshole Trump imposed it on me
and I found myself surrounded by Mexicans, Muslims, women, non-Christians and Democrats all making the "world's tiniest violin" hand gesture.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts)AP tried to get a confirmation or denial with several calls that were never returned, so they ran the story. Then Shauna SpiceGirl said that AP was "irresponsible" and then denied the story.
MADem
(135,425 posts)The actual memo (again--this is just a DRAFT--not signed/not implemented) can be found here: https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8001743/Implementing_the_President_s_Border_Security_and_Immigration_Enforcement....0.pdf
Igel
(35,282 posts)And it went nowhere, but DHS employees circulated it and leaked it.
The news is the suspicion.
Terra!
jzodda
(2,124 posts)Scary shit.
MADem
(135,425 posts)First off, Congress--he's stepping on their prerogative. Secondly, Governors, particularly if he wants to involve state Guards--I should imagine a governor who was not completely a dumbfuck would look askance at this encroachment upon one of his or her prerogatives. Next, The American People, who aren't fond of this kind of shit and had something called a "Revolution" the last time there were soldiers in the streets, pushing people around. Lastly, military commanders, who no doubt now, if they have not so done already, reviewing the whole "Lawful Order" thing they slept through at their OCS/ROTC and/or Military Academy classes.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)It gets problematic when Trump wants to use servicemembers to enforce law DOMESTICALLY.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)what we normally use armed forces for
MADem
(135,425 posts)Guard and Reserve now have representation on the Joint Chiefs.
Using them as a plus-up to the regular services enables us to have a much SMALLER standing military. It's also the thing that has pretty much obviated the need for a draft. Without that capability, we'd be drafting people every time we got in a dust-up.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Nobody is going to let Donny Tinyhands command their state NG units. Well maybe Texas, our state has batshit crazy people in charge. Abbott and Paxton would LOVE to have them some police state action.
judesedit
(4,437 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Cognitive_Resonance
(1,546 posts)EarthFirst
(2,899 posts)Now all of a sudden they're into federalizing our troops into a law enforcement brigade?
This is irrational and dangerous!
NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)eom
Doreen
(11,686 posts)I have this weird thought. You know how he is for privatized prisons..right? Well, if he arrests enough people for these private prisons they will have plenty of people to take the immigrants places. Legal slave labor with unthinkable abuse being legal also. What do you all think about that?
Liberaltalker
(59 posts)First they will come for the undocumented, then they will find some excuse to go after certain visa and green card holders, its only a small step from there to those defiend as "un-American enemies of the state." This is scary stuff... This country seems to be repeating the past and hell bent on going down a very dark road...
zentrum
(9,865 posts)....is denying this story. Sounds real and highly possible, but it is being denied.
I think we need to be very careful. They can send out one alarming fake story after another and then, when it's debunked, it gives credence to his statements that the press is fake, corrupt, "the enemy".
These are like Black Flag media events and we need to separate the real from the planted.
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)wryter2000
(46,023 posts)Will tell him to stuff his plan where the sun don't shine.
Panich52
(5,829 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,819 posts)Our Governor has more common sense in his little finger than the entire body of the President.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)Paladin
(28,243 posts)No way in hell.
Oh, trump and bannon will dress them up with other descriptions, but that's what they'll be: concentration camps, for illegal immigrants, and other enemies of the regime.
The only question remaining: What are we willing to do about it?