Republican Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) urged Wednesday that Congress and President Trump will have to permit non-public electorate, or “pirates,” to tackle world cartels to give protection to nationwide safety.
Lee seemed on Fox Information’s “The Will Cain Show,” the place he used to be requested about his plan to permit other people to be deployed however no longer the use of the U.S. army.
“Privateers is what they’re called,” he stated. “Letters of marque and reprisal are authorized under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10 of the Constitution.”
Lee stated it is the identical clause that provides Congress the facility to claim battle, however it additionally lets in the legislative department to factor letters of marque, “authorizing privateers, pirates essentially … to carry out acts of piracy.”
Host Will Cain clarified, asking the Utah Republican if that’s one thing he would realistically be expecting Congress of Trump to log out on.
“Look, it hasn’t happened in a couple of centuries,” Lee spoke back. “So, I’m not gonna kid you here into thinking this is a certainty to pass. What I’m saying is that it should be considered.”
Lee famous that there are “immense risks” with deploying the U.S. army to the shared border and argued that the placement could also be much less unstable if non-public electorate have been those to counter the cartel.
He additionally famous that George Washington used to be a privateer and investor in privateers.
“This was fairly common at the time of the American revolution, and we have to consider it and perhaps pass one with reference to international drug cartels,” Lee concluded.
The theory has been floated prior to. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) lately presented a invoice that will permit Trump to authorize and fee non-public electorate to “defend our homeland.”
