• peeonyou [he/him]
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    5015 days ago

    So Posse Comitatus is no longer a law huh? Who knew it was so easy for a president to just ignore whatever laws were inconvenient

    • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3915 days ago

      Who knew it was so easy for a president to just ignore whatever laws were inconvenient

      When you’re the president they just let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the Posse.

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]OP
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          “Hello, and welcome to Proxima Centauri b! I hope our auto-language processors are working well and you can underst—”

          “I am a Space Force-LAPD-LASD-National-Guard-Combined-Operation AI Drone. Do not interfere as I determine if you are hostile.”

          “You have traveled 4.25 light years to threaten us?”

          “I come in peace. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.”

          -–

          I based the “come in peace” bit from an actual thing Mad Dog Mattis said to Iraqi leaders following the invasion.

          9 unforgettable quotes by James Mattis

          3. ‘I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.’

      • D61 [any]
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        414 days ago

        Ports and Internation Airports are considered “ports of entry” right? Doesn’t ICE have permission to operate within something like a 100 mile radius?

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]OP
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          514 days ago

          I’m not sure. But it’s horribly worse than that. They have special authority up to 100 miles from the US border. And that’s where most people live. Here’s an article with a map - 100-Mile Border Enforcement Zone Of course - under Trump 2.0 - I wouldn’t be surprised if they used those powers anywhere. Who’s gonna stop them?

    • @wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      715 days ago

      Those busted by them will be able to use the violation of posse comitatus as a defense and get the whole thing thrown out for arrest outside jurisdiction and with no standing. Fucking imbeciles.

      • peeonyou [he/him]
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        15 days ago

        i’m having a hard time thinking anything will “go back to normal” when/if Trump leaves…

        • MizuTama [he/him, any]
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          1415 days ago

          Frankly, a part of me wants to see him lose power to a dem to see how they try to wash over the very unburied imperial boomerang that is lying at our feet.

          • barrbaric [he/him]
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            1815 days ago

            They’ll continue doing 80% of the things Trump did but they won’t tweet as much about it and dem-aligned media will stop covering it.