Several Texas Congressmen are quietly circulating a proposal to approve 'deputized civilians' as an auxiliary to the U.S. Border Patrol, 1200 WOAI news reported today. The so called "Border Protection Corps" would consist of volunteers who go through a background check and receive training, and would then accompany Border Patrol officers as they search for illegal aliens and drug activity.
"These would be volunteers who go through training, don't have a criminal background, who don't use firearms, and who would serve in a backup capacity to the Border Patrol," said U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who is one of the backers of the proposal.
The chief sponsor, U.S. Rep John Culberson (R-Texas) compares the Border Protection Corps with the posses which brought in criminals in the days of the western frontier.
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Poster Comment:
What, no vigilante smear by Bush?
I’ll tell you what this article means.
The R’s have their finger in the air and are worried about their seats. This is a classic example of putting some distance between themselves and a lame duck president with a 38% approval rate. These midterm elections could get ugly for the Pubbies.
Love it…