I suppose the ACLU attorney has “training” in border security and law enforcement

Posted on January 25, 2007

El Paso Times: El Paso to get $400,000 to help with border security

AUSTIN — About 10 percent of the money for Gov. Rick Perry’s latest border security operation will come to El Paso, and some of the soldiers who will take part in the mission will come from the Sun City, officials say.
Monday, Perry announced the launch of Operation Wrangler, a continuation of state-led border security initiatives that began in 2005. Wrangler will involve 6,800 federal, state and local personnel, including 604 Texas National Guard soldiers, and other ground, air and water resources.

Perry spokesman Ted Royer said preliminary estimates put the cost of Operation Wrangler at $4 million. U.S. Homeland Security Department grants, given to local departments through Perry’s office, will cover the expenses.

“All of this costs money, but our security is worth a whole lot more,” Perry said Wednesday in McAllen.

Who could argue with any of this? Oh, you know…

American Civil Liberties Union of Texas spokeswoman Rebecca Bernhardt said having military forces involved in the latest mission was disconcerting because the soldiers do not have law enforcement training.

“This creates an unacceptable risk that unarmed people are going to get shot,” she said.

What kind of mouth-breathing idiot believes that we’d just be pulling random National Guardsmen from the street and plopping down on the border with rifle. Hello, there are entire security and law enforcement career fields in the armed forces that are trained to do just that. Most guardsmen are also familiarized with the basics of security and law enforcement during their own training they ALL receive intensive training when assigned to duties at the border. Oh yeah, and the know how to use their weapons too, you dolt.

Meehan said National Guard soldiers have been working on the border with local law enforcement and Border Patrol for nearly two decades “essentially incident free.”

He added that soldiers make up just 10 percent of the personnel involved in Operation Wrangler and that most of them are from the Texas border.

“Who better to work with civilian enforcement than guardsmen from the civilian community?” he said.

Yup.

Without more information about the participating departments and the specific goals of Operation Wrangler, the ACLU’s Bernhardt said, the mission seems ill-defined.

“This is a border security effort that’s targeted all over state of Texas on highways and other roads, so it looks like a vaguely defined statewide highway dragnet,” she said.

Textbook ACLU — this chick doesn’t know a thing about this operation, yet is willing to shoot her mouth off anyway.

I’m just surprised this dimwit didn’t pull out the “only the federal government has a role in immigration enforcement.” That is truly the stupidest argument the ACLU regularly makes when states, counties and cities take steps to protect the citizens there against the illegal alien invasion. What other job do local governments have than protecting the American citizens who live there and organizing the Annual Peach Princess Pageant?

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5 Responses to “I suppose the ACLU attorney has “training” in border security and law enforcement”

Jeff Molby on January 25th, 2007 9:48 am

I wouldn’t place any significance on this if I were you. Her objection is silly, but I bet her only goal was to get the press to remind the public that soldiers don’t have law enforcement authority.
Maggie's Notebook on January 25th, 2007 10:43 am

The ACLU wants “more information” to block, prosecute, stalemate and get press. Every issue, designed to protect the American citizen from illegals and domestic gang-related crimes, lines their palms with silver, as they work against the interest of law-abiding citizens.I’d like to know how many of them live along our southern borders.

Maggie M. Thornton
http://www.maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com
Glib Fortuna on January 25th, 2007 10:50 am

Hey Jeff–

But keeping foreign invaders from violating our borders has nothing to do with Posse Comitatus.

I was mistaken when I conceded her non-point about “law enforcement,” as supplementing the USBP does not fall under “law enforcement” as I think you are defining it.

This actually just shows how wrong the ACLU is on this and that it has no business “reminding” the public of anything in this case when this attorney obviously has no clue what she’s talking about.
Jeff Molby on January 25th, 2007 11:35 am

This actually just shows how wrong the ACLU on this

Maybe so. It’s also worth noting that they’re not filing suit to stop it. They’re just voicing an opinion. Feel free to ignore it.

it has no business â€œremindingâ€ the public of anything in this case

Like anyone else, it is their business to remind anyone of anything they like whenever they have the opportunity.
Maggie's Notebook on January 25th, 2007 1:41 pm

“Like anyone else, it is their business to remind anyone of anything they like whenever they have the opportunity.”

That’s why it’s so important that those who are leary of the ACLU know what’s going on, and then pass it on when we can.

Maggie M. Thornton