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  • Another Scam? (the troops have no arrest or detention powers - only for one year)

    05/13/2006 2:14:25 PM PDT · by bnelson44 · 128 replies · 2,335+ views
    Polipundit ^ | 5/13/06
    A Polipundit reader has reviewed the Goode Amendment - the "send troops to the border" provision and discovered some disturbing facts: The troops amount to one soldier with one current border patrol agent the troops have no arrest or detention powers THEY WOULD ONLY BE STATIONED AT THE BORDER FOR ONE YEAR. http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=13314 Here is the pre-amble; “To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance...
  • FAIR Legislative Update: (Rep. Virgil(R-VA))Goode Reintroduces Troops on the Border Bill

    05/09/2005 4:38:37 PM PDT · by fight_truth_decay · 25 replies · 552+ views
    FAIR ^ | 05/09/05 17:10:29 | FAIR
    Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) reintroduced his military on the border bill on April 28 with 34 original cosponsors. H.R. 1986 would authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions.