re: Wouldn't it make sense for invaders at the southern border to be shot on sight?

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The military can't be involved against Americans. These aren't Americans. They are criminal illegals invading our country.

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The Posse Comitatus Act prevents the military from conducting domestic law enforcement on American soil, with no regard for whether the individuals involved are American or not. The US military cannot enforce domestic law except in situations that are not (at this time) present at the border under existing law. They can push paper and pass out water bottles.

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If you want to pretend we aren't being invaded from the south, feel free.

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It isn't me pretending. No court in the United States is going to or has classified illegal immigration as an invasion as contemplated by Article IV.

And you bolded the wrong language if you are arguing that the end-around Posse Comitatus is located in Article IV:

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shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence

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Congress and the States involved could fix the issue if they wanted to under the federal government's authority over the bolded areas above. It still isn't an invasion and as much as we all may hate the legalese/sematic bullshite, will never be considered one. Its dumb to bang your head against that wall when there are other avenues.