Minutemen turning up the heat

[templar223]

Message from

Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

President Carmen Mercer

 

 

Freedom is never Free!

 

 

URGENT ALERT TO ALL MINUTEMAN

 

 

Obama cuts border security funding and freezes hiring of new Border Patrol.

 

The Minutemen are returning to the border - LOCKED AND LOADED to say YOU ARE WRONG OBAMA- AMERICA COMES FIRST!

 

Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano thinks border security is a waste of time and a politically sensitive issue.

 

The Minutemen are returning to the border - LOCKED AND LOADED because we think Napolitano is an unqualified buffoon who risks the lives of American citizens every day she is the head of DHS.

 

John McCain told Chris Simcox in 2004 that he thought American citizens watching the border would pose a greater risk than the drug cartels.

 

The Minutemen are returning to the border - LOCKED AND LOADED and ready to stop each and every person they encounter because John McCain is responsible for every death of an American citizen at the hands of illegal alien criminals and the drug cartels.

 

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Arizona is calling on all volunteers as we return to the southern border with Mexico, en mass, beginning Friday afternoon March 26 and lasting until our Congress deploys the U.S military to our borders to defend the United States of America.

 

On the 8th anniversary of Chris Simcox' historic Tea Party protest on the border which began in Cochise County, Arizona, this muster will be a defining moment for our nation.

 

President Obama in legion with John McCain, Lindsey Graham and most of the rest of our impotent and incompetent federal government have continued to exhibit as much contempt for our Constitution, rule of law and ordered society as the illegal aliens, drug dealers and Human smugglers who violate our sacred borders 24/7/365.

 

Chris Simcox said it first in 2002, enough is enough!

 

For 8 long years we Minutemen played nice; yet for the past 8-years we firmly expressed our opinions and desires for the border to be secured- but this muster will be completely different -President Obama and John McCain have left us no choice -this March we return to the border locked, loaded and ready to stop each and every individual we encounter along the frontier that is now more dangerous than the frontier of Afghanistan.

 

This operation will not be for the faint of heart.

 

MCDC volunteers will work under an entirely different SOP; we will approach our duty as citizens as we should - we have a zero tolerance for any and all violations of our border and we will forcefully engage, detain, and defend our lives and country from the criminals who trample over our culture and laws.

 

Long arms will be allowed and frankly, encouraged. From the surveillance videos we have gathered in the field over the past six months it is more than evident the violators of our borders seem to have been given carte blanc permission to willfully violate our public safety. This time we will not be tempered by political correctness; every single individual we encounter WILL BE apprehended by Border Patrol with our help - even those who dare enter our country armed will be stopped and challenged. Political correctness is a fad of the past. This is for the survival of this great Republic!

 

Basic SOP changes will be as follows.

 

You are strongly recommended to bring a long arm - you will be permitted to carry long arms at all times on post as per Arizona State law. Thousands of individuals violate our borders 24/7 with the consent of President Barack Hussein Obama, Janet Napolitano and John McCain - you are strongly encouraged to exercise your rights and duty as an American citizen to carry a long arm and if challenged use it to defend the United States of America - something Obama, Napolitano and McCain refuse to do.

 

Other specifics to the SOP will be emailed to card -carrying MCDC volunteers who respond to our call to arms.

 

MCDC volunteers please contact

 

cmcarmenmercer1@gmail.com

.

 

 

We will be completely self reliant during this mission. Please prepare for a marathon and bring as much equipmet and supplies as you can carry - you will need it.

We will support volunteers with equipment and help with food and water.

We also have a generous supply of hats and shirts that are available for fund raising to support this massive operation.

Please help us send a strong message to the cowards in charge of our nation's security.

We are ready to defend our nation - are you?

 

 

 

 

In Liberty

 

Carmen Mercer

President of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps.

[Silver Guardian]

I like where this is going.

[Jay]

I don't know about this. It could go very well, or very wrong, very quickly.

 

If it goes right, Obama and his crew will see people of this great nation standing up for their country, defending it from illegals streaming across our border. Maybe it will be the kick in the pants they need to start listening to the people instead of themselves.

 

But I have a strong feeling that this will go wrong. If that happens, we'll read and see about it in the news quicker than anything. "....and if challenged, use it [long guns]......" I hope they have more clear-cut SOP's other than that. Yeah, if someone challenges you with a weapon in a threatening manner, I can see the self-defense aspect, maybe. They're gearing up for a fight, and going to an area where a fight is most likely going to happen, so I really don't know about self-defense, because they are putting themselves in that spot of danger.

 

But either way, I really got to give these people credit. They are taking matters into their own hands, and that takes a lot of stones.

[Gooch]

Man.....

 

Makes me wish I lived in Arizona.

 

Gooch

[templar223]

Man.....

 

Makes me wish I lived in Arizona.

 

Gooch

 

Me too.

 

At the very least I'd be offering some gratis instruction in using long guns for personal defense for Minutemen.

 

John

[drdoom]

If only we had Patton, he'd teach those drug cartels a thing or too like he did last time

[Howard Roark]

Howard, this comment was reported multiple times by members as being racist, inflammatory and in poor taste. It has been deleted. Please, think before you post!

[Jay]

Dude, that's wrong. Not even funny wrong, either. And posted in a forum that's publicly available, no membership needed. I've said some inflammatory stuff myself, but this takes the cake!

[SirMatthew]

I'm not sure if this was planned in advance or if it is in response to the Minutemen's actions as posted here yesterday. Seems awfully coincidental to me, but it sounds like the Minutemen are doing the right thing and stepping things up at just the right time.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62F61T20100316

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. government is pulling $50 million in funding from a problematic "virtual fence" meant to secure stretches of the Mexico border and is freezing additional funding for the project pending review, authorities said on Tuesday.

 

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said an allocation of $50 million in funds made under the Recovery Act would be taken away from the ill-starred SBInet program, which seeks to mesh video cameras, radar, sensors and other technologies into a high-tech system to detect smugglers.

 

Napolitano said the project, which started in 2006 and was being developed by Boeing Co, has been beset by technical problems, missed deadlines and cost overruns.

 

"Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will redeploy $50 million of Recovery Act funding originally allocated for the SBInet ... to other tested, commercially available security technology along the Southwest border," she said.

 

The SBInet program is focused on securing the areas between the ports-of-entry on the Mexico border. Its goal is to integrate new and existing technologies to enable federal border police to detect and respond to incursions at the border.

 

Criticism has centered on the project's development of costly new systems instead of using available off-the-shelf technologies, as well as insufficient consultation with border police in its development, among other issues.

 

Napolitano said funds allocated to the program would be diverted to acquire existing technologies including mobile surveillance equipment, thermal imaging devices, ultra-light plane detection systems, mobile radios, cameras and laptop computers for vehicles used by Border Patrol agents.

 

She said the department also had frozen all funding beyond SBInet's initial deployment to two areas south of Tucson and Ajo, Arizona, pending completion of an assessment ordered in January.

 

MCCAIN WELCOMES RETHINK

 

Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican and a long-term critic of the SBInet program, on Tuesday welcomed Napolitano's decision to divert funding from the program.

 

"After spending over $1 billion of taxpayers' dollars on a failed system of sensors and cameras along the Southwest border ... I am pleased that Secretary Napolitano has decided to instead turn to commercial available technology that can be used to immediately secure our border from illegal entries," he said in a statement.

 

"I have been calling for congressional oversight and administrative action on this issue since it became clear that SBInet was a complete failure."

 

Each year, Mexican smugglers haul thousands of tons of illegal drugs and guide hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants across the U.S. border, many through the heavily trafficked desert corridor south of Tucson.

 

The government announced last year it had begun building the two new stretches of the virtual fencing covering a total of 53 miles at a cost of about $100 million. The system sought to use tower-mounted radars, cameras and other sensors to spot smugglers crossing from Mexico.

 

Officials said at the time that, should it be accepted by the Border Patrol, the project could be extended across the southwest border -- with the exception of the Border Patrol's Marfa, Texas, sector -- by 2014 for an estimated $6.7 billion.

[Ashrak]

in related news right here in central Illinois

 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said the men — five of whom were employees of Texas Roadhouse restaurant, 2540 W. Iles Ave. — obtained and presented fraudulent resident alien cards and fraudulent Social Security cards to the restaurant to get the jobs.

 

Fingerprint comparisons showed that Francisco Limon-Reyes was previously deported from the United States on Feb. 2, 2008, at El Paso, Texas.

[Jay]

in related news right here in central Illinois

 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said the men — five of whom were employees of Texas Roadhouse restaurant, 2540 W. Iles Ave. — obtained and presented fraudulent resident alien cards and fraudulent Social Security cards to the restaurant to get the jobs.

 

Fingerprint comparisons showed that Francisco Limon-Reyes was previously deported from the United States on Feb. 2, 2008, at El Paso, Texas.

 

I wonder if they're going to set up random checkpoints up here now?

[Bill Matio]

in related news right here in central Illinois

 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said the men — five of whom were employees of Texas Roadhouse restaurant, 2540 W. Iles Ave. — obtained and presented fraudulent resident alien cards and fraudulent Social Security cards to the restaurant to get the jobs.

 

Fingerprint comparisons showed that Francisco Limon-Reyes was previously deported from the United States on Feb. 2, 2008, at El Paso, Texas.

 

I wonder if they're going to set up random checkpoints up here now?

I believe this is all just "smoke and mirrors"

 

Amnesty (again) is being talked up on Capitol Hill, and all of those illegals are prospective Democratic votes!

[Jay]

I believe this is all just "smoke and mirrors"

 

Amnesty (again) is being talked up on Capitol Hill, and all of those illegals are prospective Democratic votes!

 

Well, at current time, I believe the dems need all the support they can get, right??

 

I really hate this amnesty deal, it doesn't fix the problem. IMO, it only makes it worse, because it takes away the penalty of coming here illegally. Come here illegally, avoid the cops and INS in the mean time, and when an amnesty deal comes up, turn yourself in so you can stay here! How does that discourage people?????

[templar223]

Let's all be polite.

 

 

Today's update:

 

Napolitano cancels border fence

Politico

By JEN DIMASCIO | 3/16/10 7:14 PM EDT

 

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has put the brakes on SBInet, the $3 billion plan to build a virtual fence along the U.S. border with Mexico.

 

“Not only do we have an obligation to secure our borders, we have a responsibility to do so in the most cost-effective way possible,” Napolitano said in a statement Tuesday. “The system of sensors and cameras along the Southwest border known as SBInet has been plagued with cost overruns and missed deadlines.”

 

With that in mind, Napolitano is withholding funding for the program’s first deployment until a review she ordered in January is finished. And she’s taking away $50 million in stimulus funds from the Boeing-managed program. Instead, that funding will be put toward “other tested, commercially available security technology along the Southwest border.”

[Bill Matio]

I believe this is all just "smoke and mirrors"

 

Amnesty (again) is being talked up on Capitol Hill, and all of those illegals are prospective Democratic votes!

 

Well, at current time, I believe the dems need all the support they can get, right??

 

I really hate this amnesty deal, it doesn't fix the problem. IMO, it only makes it worse, because it takes away the penalty of coming here illegally. Come here illegally, avoid the cops and INS in the mean time, and when an amnesty deal comes up, turn yourself in so you can stay here! How does that discourage people?????

Mr. Jay, from what I've read, and there is a huge amount, (what ever did we do before Al Gore invented the internet?), the last time there was an amnesty was when Reagan was President.

 

But because we treat our borders so lightly, there was a flood of people who travelled north, tens of thousands if not more, and no way to stop them. And that still continues to this day.

[Howard Roark]

Sorry, my post was in poor taste. Doh.

[Jay]

Mr. Jay, from what I've read, and there is a huge amount, (what ever did we do before Al Gore invented the internet?), the last time there was an amnesty was when Reagan was President.

 

But because we treat our borders so lightly, there was a flood of people who travelled north, tens of thousands if not more, and no way to stop them. And that still continues to this day.

 

True, the last official amnesty bill was back in 1986. But since then, there has been smaller amnesty bills brought about.

 

When the Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed, it was only meant to be a “one time” amnesty but it actually turned out to be the beginning of many amnesties that would follow. To date there have been additional amnesties that have been granted to illegal immigrants which include:

1. Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA), 1986: A blanket amnesty for some 2.7 million illegal aliens.
2. Section 245(i) Amnesty, 1994: A temporary rolling amnesty for 578,000 illegal aliens.
3. Section 245(i) Extension Amnesty, 1997: An extension of the rolling amnesty created in 1994.
4. Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) Amnesty, 1997: An amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens from Central America.
5. Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act Amnesty (HRIFA), 1998: An amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti.
6. Late Amnesty, 2000: An amnesty for some illegal aliens who claim they should have been amnestied under the 1986 IRCA amnesty, an estimated 400,000 illegal aliens.
7. LIFE Act Amnesty, 2000: A reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(i) amnesty, an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens
8. The are currently several bills in the United States congress that could possibly create the 8th Amnesty.

Each amnesty has been on a different scale, some granting amnesty to as little as 125,000 illegal immigrants while others have granted amnesty to almost 1 million illegal immigrants. Currently there are plans to introduce another amnesty to the approximate 12 million illegal immigrants that reside in the United States. Critics claim that immigration amnesties entice an even greater number of illegal migrants, since they hope for another amnesty which can grant them permanent resident status in the United States.

 

So as you can see, there has been a number of amnesty acts throughout the years. Info taken from here. This is why I really dislike the amnesty proposition, as it doesn't do much for the illegal problem. I agree that the government treats our borders poorly, this is a problem that should have been fixed many, many years ago. But alas, it hasn't. Maybe now, with a little push from the Minutemen, the problem will be fixed!

[Bill Matio]

Mr. Jay, from what I've read, and there is a huge amount, (what ever did we do before Al Gore invented the internet?), the last time there was an amnesty was when Reagan was President.

 

But because we treat our borders so lightly, there was a flood of people who travelled north, tens of thousands if not more, and no way to stop them. And that still continues to this day.

 

True, the last official amnesty bill was back in 1986. But since then, there has been smaller amnesty bills brought about.

 

When the Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed, it was only meant to be a "one time" amnesty but it actually turned out to be the beginning of many amnesties that would follow. To date there have been additional amnesties that have been granted to illegal immigrants which include:

1. Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA), 1986: A blanket amnesty for some 2.7 million illegal aliens.
2. Section 245(i) Amnesty, 1994: A temporary rolling amnesty for 578,000 illegal aliens.
3. Section 245(i) Extension Amnesty, 1997: An extension of the rolling amnesty created in 1994.
4. Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) Amnesty, 1997: An amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens from Central America.
5. Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act Amnesty (HRIFA), 1998: An amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti.
6. Late Amnesty, 2000: An amnesty for some illegal aliens who claim they should have been amnestied under the 1986 IRCA amnesty, an estimated 400,000 illegal aliens.
7. LIFE Act Amnesty, 2000: A reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(i) amnesty, an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens
8. The are currently several bills in the United States congress that could possibly create the 8th Amnesty.

Each amnesty has been on a different scale, some granting amnesty to as little as 125,000 illegal immigrants while others have granted amnesty to almost 1 million illegal immigrants. Currently there are plans to introduce another amnesty to the approximate 12 million illegal immigrants that reside in the United States. Critics claim that immigration amnesties entice an even greater number of illegal migrants, since they hope for another amnesty which can grant them permanent resident status in the United States.

 

So as you can see, there has been a number of amnesty acts throughout the years. Info taken from here. This is why I really dislike the amnesty proposition, as it doesn't do much for the illegal problem. I agree that the government treats our borders poorly, this is a problem that should have been fixed many, many years ago. But alas, it hasn't. Maybe now, with a little push from the Minutemen, the problem will be fixed!

Thanks for reminding me of these others! (NOT) :Drunk emoticon:

 

I came across an analogy comparing our border problem with a leaky roof some time ago that really says it all

 

It's pouring rain outside, and you have a hole in your roof.

 

All day you spend putting buckets underneath the water leaking in from the roof.

 

This is what our government has been doing for years.

 

They keep putting more buckets in place, instead of fixing the roof!