Obama thinking about calling out the national guard

That's all very COmmander-in-chief like of him if he does.

Will it stop things from spilling over? No. Not unless the troops are given permission to fire on those trying to sneak across. Then it might.

If they do it in enough numbers and don't give them rediculously restrictive rules of engagement, then ys, do it, I havce been calling for this for a long time now. I wish the governors had just done it, they are the commanders in chief in their states and do not need the president to do it, other than where the funding comes from, but i would just have sent the bill to the federal government anyway, decalare a state of emergency and open the door for federal funding like any other disaster. But they did not need Obama to do this, they have the authority to do it any time, they just couldn't get federal funding with out a presidential declaration.

I'm with the other responses: IF they have the authority to use force of any kind when necessary without fear of being punished for it, then, yes, it would be the right move. Considering the liberal bleeding hearts in control of this country, though, I doubt they'd be given that type of authority, so it would be just another half baked gesture of trying to "do the right thing."

Wasn't there a case a little while ago where a group of illegals brought suit against an American citizen? Weren't there two border guards who were just released after being imprisoned for doing their job?

How about we just begin by not allowing them access to our court system other than deportation? Our prison system is already filled with illegals so the violence has already spilled over into our country...

I'm surprised to hear this. I think he should as long as he is giving shooting instructions or arrest instructions and I hope this now includes illegals in this country. If we got rid of all the people that didn't belong here would we save government money? I think so. I just pray the violence doesn't spill over into this country. We are just going to have one big war and that wouldn't be pretty.

The forces are for the protection of the Nation and its People.

So If the appointed President, Prime Minister, Officer in Charge feels the need then it should be so.

In our FREE World thats what we VOTE for, Our PROTECTION.

Better sooner than later.

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First off, I think it's a good idea and should have been done a long time ago. The real problem is that the governors control their own national guards and for some reason never cared enough to do it themselves. With all the problems being caused in these border states, I think that the governors have been rather incompetent since it hurts their states to deal with the crimes committed by these illegals, not to mention the jobs taken by them.

Right action, wrong leader. Obama is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, but the National Guard are state assets first and foremost. Obama should work with the Governors in question.

This isn't questioning Obama's authority to use the National Guard. He does have that authority and this is a legitimate use of the Guard. I just hope he respects the governors and the states enough to do it right.