Tom Cotton says bring in the military to restore order

[Saltwater60]

This is a bit scary. Active military policing on USA soil. I don’t like it. That’s not their job, they aren’t trained for this, and will lead to more trouble IMO.

I agree we need to restore law and order but this is not the way!!

Cotton: Trump should use Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military to cities

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on Monday that President Trump should use the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to cities impacted by protests and riots in the wake of the death of G…

thehill.com

 

[Blimey]

I disagree because:

1) Military is not trained to deal with domestic situations like this

2) We already have enough people who can deal with them. They are trained, and armed sufficiently to do so.

Unless bringing in the military also involves responding to looters with severe force, what good will it do? Will the military be hamstrung in the same way police are?

 

[Podmonkey]

Posse Comitatus

 

[Marine Cpl]

I thought about making another thread on this subject but will just post my thoughts here.

Posse comitatus Is a joke. The loophole they use is the National Guard that for all intents and purposes is the US Army. They may as well just do away with it entirely because the same people in the National Guard are the same people in the US Army.

When I did a brief stint in the Army National Guard after being an active Marine, my unit had infantry soldiers that were originally from Airborne Units, Ranger Units, Army Leg Infantry, Army Cavalry Units, Air Force Ravens, Marines, ect. We wore uniforms that were indistinguishable from Army Units. We had weaponry that was identical. M4’s, M240 Bravos, 50’s, Mark 19’s, Humvees, Javelin Missiles, Grenades, Mortars, ect.

It’s a joke and the American people have been shamed into believing the flim flam that it is okay to field combat soldiers on American soil against the citizenry as long as it’s the National Guard.

Lipstick on a pig is still a pig.

 

[Toecutter]

How bout its just open season on anyone looting shit will stop in a couple of nights. This is why we have a second amendment. Unfortunately the police will arrest us for defending our own neighborhoods.

 

[Cavalry]

I disagree because:

1) Military is not trained to deal with domestic situations like this

2) We already have enough people who can deal with them. They are trained, and armed sufficiently to do so.

Unless bringing in the military also involves responding to looters with severe force, what good will it do? Will the military be hamstrung in the same way police are?

Don't kid yourself with that one, there are plenty of RA that are non-lethal trained, I did it back the day. Its like a 10 day training and done onsite a company at a time.
I will speculate that LEO in general have far less training and certainly less practice. The videos I have seen lack any sort of effective formations or tactics , more like a bunch of ticket writers playing dress up so they look scary.

 

[Plater1]

Years ago in LA it was Koreans on rooftops with M1 carbines that slowed the looters down. Lets give that a try again.

 

[Darth]

So the Pubs end up being the ones asking for Marshall Law.

Nice.

 

[carpediem]

So the Pubs end up being the ones asking for Marshall Law.

Nice.

I don't know who Marshall Law is, but the military on the streets will result in martial law. Once that request is made, then it will become easier to do and harder to prevent.
"You were okay with it before....."

 

[Robin]

Who is asking for Marshall Law?
Robin

 

[Darth]

I don't know who Marshall Law is, but the military on the streets will result in martial law. Once that request is made, then it will become easier to do and harder to prevent.
"You were okay with it before....."

Marshall Law is Jude Law's brother. Real prick.

 

[spat]

So the Pubs end up being the ones asking for Marshall Law.

Nice.

They are 2 sides of the same coin.

They flip control back and forth every couple years to keep the masses divided so they can get away with shit that should get them all shot.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

How does this all tie in with the nation already being in a state of emergency from covid and from antifa now being designated as a domestic terror group presumably in the midst of an actual insurrection attempt?

 

[Bob]

Posse Comitatus

The Insurrection Act is an exception to Posse Comitatus.
Yes, he can do it. Legally.

I hope like hell he doesn't.

 

[Cooolone]

Posse Comitatus

^^^This^^^

But as noted, it's a joke, like everything today! Katrina showed what posse comitatus can do for the average citizen when the "Gov't" wants to exhibit control over the populas! I'm sure there's a few empty stadiums laying around right now, lol

How about a "Purge" instead of Curfew!? If you're outside, between those hours designated, you're on your own, fair game! No police, Fire or Ambulatory support, and citizens are free to exercise their God given right to defend themselves. Let it all settle in the heat of the night!.. Fuck it, let anarchy rule, when the dust settles, you can be sure there will be a more calm and collected society, all on their best behavior! Don't need no stinking military to do what the law-abiding average everyday Joe can do.

 

[Plater1]

He gone and done it.......

Trump vows to mobilize federal resources to ‘end’ riots: ‘I will fight to protect you’

President Trump said during a statement in the Rose Garden on Monday that he is “taking immediate action” and “mobilizing all available federal resources” to stop riots and looting across the country, threatening to deploy the military if states don’t send in the National Guard to protests.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Marine Cpl]

Trump, Trump, Trump...

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Didn't the first Bush administration implement the Insurrection Act to end the L.A. riots?

 

[prambo]

Didn't the first Bush administration implement the Insurrection Act to end the L.A. riots?

Yes

 

[dsdmmat]

Posse Comitatus

Does not apply when the insurrection act has been invoked. Last time Active Duty Military was used (legally) on US Soil was during the Rodney King riots. Marines from 29 Palms and the 7th ID from Fort Ord were deployed to LA to dominate the streets. We had Cobras flying over LA supporting the 9th Manchus on the streets.

 

[Defilade]

This Is Not a Revolution. It’s a Blueprint for Locking Down the Nation | By John W. Whitehead

What is unfolding before us is not a revolution. The looting, the burning, the rioting, the violence: this is an anti-revolution. The protesters are playing right into the government’s hands, because the powers-that-be want this. They want an excuse to lockdown the nation and throw the switch to...

www.rutherford.org