Quote Originally Posted by jtdc View Post
From all I have read, the President can order our military to guard/close the border by EO. Since they would be under authority of the President, and not "deputies" of any state or local authority, and enforcing federal laws, not local laws, Posse Comitatus does not apply. Our military is better equipped to defend our borders than the National Guard.
There's two issues, the new ones coming in and the ones already here. State and locals deal with the ones already here. Judy's Plan B, Military, National Guard, "close the border now", all deal with new ones coming in. It's not an either or, it's both to deal with both problems.