Trump grants military control over 60-foot strip of federal land along US southern border

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Long overdue

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Trump grants military control over strip of federal land along US southern border

A 60-foot wide strip of land along three southwestern border states will be placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. military to help deter illegal immigration, the White House said Friday.

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing the military to take temporary control over the Roosevelt Reservation, a corridor that runs along the border line in California, Arizona and New Mexico. . . .

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/trump-grants-military-control-over-strip-of-federal-land-along-us-southern-border-00287606

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US Army to control federal land along US-Mexico border

A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

The transfer of that border zone to military control — and making it part of an Army installation — is an attempt by the Trump administration to get around a federal law that prohibits U.S. troops from being used in domestic law enforcement on American soil. . . . at least one presidential powers expert said the move is likely to be challenged in the courts.

US Army to control federal land along US-Mexico border

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As far as I am concerned the fact that the Army’s role is limited to such a narrowly defined strip of land means this is 100% legal, and not at all under the purview of the Posse Comitatus Act.

Moreover the Posse Comitatus Act is just that, and Act of Congress.
It is not part of the Constitution.

It can be amended any time Congress decides to, and in such narrow circumstances, should be amended if, by chance, I am wrong in my interpretation.

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Building a new army base is definitely going to lower the price of eggs.

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Fantastic news. Now we wait for some lunatic judge to know what’s best for all of us.

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Know what else will lower the price of eggs?

NOT KILLING 150 MILLION CHICKENS!

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They were sick.

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I know I like a good amount of bird flu in my morning eggs. Builds character.

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What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, right?

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Which is why they should’ve let the 10% survive and pass down stronger genetics to the next flock.

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Posse Comitatus has nothing to do with this.

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150 Million?

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Solution:
Have al the chickens wear masks,
stand six feet apart
and walk in the same direction while shopping.
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Not all of them were sick. If some chickens on the farm were sick all the chickens on the farm were killed.

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Those must have been old chickens in NYC. New York likes that kind of policy.

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The federal government owns that land to defend the border and that is exactly what it is being used for.
No doubt formerly USAID funded think tanks are working tirelessly to figure out ways to be outraged over this.

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Thats a good one. Took me a minute.

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Hey @SixFoot

Can this be scaled to 60-feet wide?
Or does it have to stay 100 meters?
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Hmmmmmmm, why would they possibly do that? Hmmmmmm. It couldn’t possibly be a safety precaution. Hmmmm.

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You know what would spread disease throughout the country? NOT KILLING THE CHICKENS!

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OK, but that’s what raised the price of eggs.

The next generation of egg-layers are now coming of age. The price will drop back.

So kwitchyerbitchin.