{"id":44473,"date":"2025-02-10T06:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T11:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=44473"},"modified":"2025-02-10T06:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T11:16:50","slug":"congress-to-issue-letters-of-marque-and-reprisal-against-the-cartels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=44473","title":{"rendered":"Congress to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal against the Cartels?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good day all. I was working on another post regarding the Mexican Drug Cartels threats against the border patrol when I saw a note that Senator Mike Lee was thinking about issuing Letters of Marque And Reprisal to private citizens.<\/p>\n


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Now I am aware of the provision in the Constitution that allows the Congress to issue a letter of Marque and Reprisal. This is Article 1. Section 8. clause 11<\/a>. The text reads:<\/p>\n

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; <\/b><\/p>\n

The last time the United States authorized the issuance of Letters of Marque and Reprisal was the War of 1812. In 1856 an international agreement was signed in Paris by seven European nations to end the practices. Most of the countries around the world have also agreed to ban the practice. The United States did not sign the agreement although we haven\u2019t issued a Letter of Marque since the War of 1812.<\/p>\n

Now the reason for a Letter of Marque is to relieve pressure on governments to provide navel assets. (Warships, Marines, etc) With the costs of modern warfare, especially naval warfare, commissioning and arming a ship capable of surviving a modern navel battle would be cost prohibitive. However, you don\u2019t always need a warship. Senator Mike Lee, (R-Utah), is proposing that Congress authorize President Trump to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal to go after the Drug Cartels. Here are the details from Fox News<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n

Sen. Mike Lee<\/a>, R-Utah, has floated the idea of the U.S. green-lighting private parties to target drug cartels for profit. <\/b>The senator laid out the proposal in posts on X. <\/b><\/p>\n

“Letters of marque and reprisal are government-issued commissions that authorize private citizens (privateers) to perform acts that would otherwise be considered piracy, like attacking enemy ships during wartime,” Lee explained. “Privateers are rewarded with a cut of the loot they \u2018bring home.\u2019” <\/b><\/p>\n

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To destroy the cartels, Congress should consider hiring a few pirates. ????<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Hear me out\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/w146W5co4D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n