5 killed in deadly border shootout involving Gulf cartel 3:53 PM CT (illegal, drug)

[Arizona Bound]

utilize our National Guard.. but give them the RIGHT to use force, not just to be an extra set of eyes,,, then have to retreat when mexican drug runners come over. straight at them with weapons! Give them the authority to control our border with force, and you will notice a big difference in mexican drug runners, mexican military crossing our borders!

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by Arizona Bound

utilize our National Guard.. but give them the RIGHT to use force, not just to be an extra set of eyes,,, then have to retreat when mexican drug runners come over. straight at them with weapons! Give them the authority to control our border with force, and you will notice a big difference in mexican drug runners, mexican military crossing our borders!

Exactly right.... Let them do their jobs.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by macmeal

All other issues aside, I believe this is due to the "Posse Comitatus" Act of 1878. In very broad terms, this act prohibits the Military from being used in domestic law-enforcement duties. (I BELIEVE the Coast Guard is exempt). I think it's partly our American reluctance to ever get into a situation like we see in so many parts of the world, where citizens see "tanks rolling through the streets". It's scary, it's upsetting, (I've seen it overseas), and it's not something most of us ever want to see here.

While you are correct, what is being examined is the use of the military in an effort to defend national security.

Different from domestic law enforcement

[expgc]

Originally Posted by tinman01

Exactly right.... Let them do their jobs.

They won't be allowed to "do their jobs" because our federal government doesn't really want them to.

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by Greatday

While you are correct, what is being examined is the use of the military in an effort to defend national security.

Different from domestic law enforcement

Greatday is correct. With over 200 incursions by the mexican military into us soil. Gun battles between border patrol and mexican military, and drug cartels. Its about time. We in fact already use military assets in the war on drugs. The Navy patrols the sea, airforce uses awax to guard the skies. This is not unheard of. Whoa the US Gov using our military to defend our own country for a change? Must be something in the water that our elected officials can't seem to grasp that this is the purpose of the military.

[blacknight04]

Originally Posted by ProLogic

A border shootout has nothing to do with immigration sorry.

I agree because this has nothing to do with immigration. People having been posting everything that makes mexico or mexicans look bad even when it doesn't occur on U.S soil. I hope the mods close it but it's unlikely.

[andreabeth]

Originally Posted by blacknight04

I agree because this has nothing to do with immigration. People having been posting everything that makes mexico or mexicans look bad even when it doesn't occur on U.S soil. I hope the mods close it but it's unlikely.

See that river? On the right bank of the river is the US, on the left bank of the river is the town of Reynosa where the shootings occurred. When the Mexican police are engaged in a shootout with drug cartel members (who are armed with automatic weapons and grenades) literally right on top of American soil, I consider that important. I am not interested in having this going on in the US.

[ProLogic]

Still has nothing to do with the arguments of tax dollars being spent on illegal immigrants. Its about a shoot out on the border, not immigration.

[Lakewooder]

Bullets don't seem bound by borders, neither do the shooters...

[blacknight04]

Originally Posted by ProLogic

Still has nothing to do with the arguments of tax dollars being spent on illegal immigrants. Its about a shoot out on the border, not immigration.

Funny cos someone just gave me a negative rep for being off topic and misleading in this thread. LOL