Minuteman Leader: When I Said To Come To The Border Locked & Loaded, I Didn't Mean Locked & Loaded

[proud2BlibKansan]

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC), the Arizona-based anti-illegal-immigration group whose members keep watch on the border, is disbanding as a national organization, after its leader asked for volunteers to come "locked, loaded, and ready," then got more than she bargained for.

On March 16, Minuteman president Carmen Mercer sent out an email to members, urging them to come to the border "locked, loaded and ready," reports the Arizona Daily Star. She added: "You are strongly encouraged to exercise your rights and duty as an American citizen to carry a long arm and if challenged use it to defend the United States of America." Mercer also suggested changing the group's rules to allow members to track illegal immigrants and drug smugglers, rather than just reporting them to the Border Patrol.

Mercer told the Daily Star that the email had been prompted by anger at the federal government over health-care reform, and over the Department of Homeland Security's claims that the border was secure.

It appears that Minuteman members responded enthusiastically to Mercer's call to arms -- maybe too enthusiastically:

Mercer said she received a more feverish response than she expected and decided the group couldn't shoulder the responsibility and liability of what could occur, she said.

"People are ready to come locked and loaded, and that's not what we are all about," Mercer said. "It only takes one bad apple to destroy everything we've done for the last eight years."

In other words: When I told people to come locked, loaded and ready, I didn't mean locked, loaded and ready.

So she and the board's two other directors voted to dissolve the Minuteman corporation.

more . . . http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/minuteman_leader_when_i_said_to_come_to_the_border.php?ref=mp

[malaise]

1. More Palin-speak

:puke:

[roguevalley]

11. poor tool, she's still liable if they come and do anything because she

called for it. She may have pissed off her only protection against personal liability.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. So the beer and Cheetos concessions on the border will fold up, too?

Ripple effect.........

[WolverineDG]

3. lots of back-pedaling going on since the FBI raids & arrests, huh nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I would imagine the FBI has been putting a lot of pressure on the 60 second men

for quite some time now.

Our local group has been quiet for nearly a year.

[demtenjeep]

5. she meant sign up voters right???

god they are stupid

[Turbineguy]

6. Locked and loaded

Wait Wait! I know!

She meant belt and suspenders and fully medicated.

[lonestarnot]

9. With ample prune juice. Some of the eight that I saw looked like they haven't shit in a month.

[emulatorloo]

7. "anger at the federal government over health-care reform" WTF, Sore Losers want to kill everybody

when they don't get their way.

[ChicagoSuz219]

8. Scariest line of them all...

"You are strongly encouraged to exercise your rights and duty as an American citizen to carry a long arm and if challenged use it to defend the United States of America."

I mean, W.T.F.?!?

[anigbrowl]

10. Woot

Maybe she realized she'd bitten off more than she could chew, or maybe she had it pointed out to her. either way, I'm glad to see the end of this organization.