"48 arrested in U.S. raid on Mexican drug cartel", Obama administration considering using military.

[jody]

48 arrested in U.S. raid on Mexican drug cartel

Reporting from Washington -- Federal authorities said today that they have arrested 48 people in California, Minnesota and Maryland as part of a 21-month investigation targeting the Sinaloa Cartel, a Mexican drug trafficking organization that U.S. officials fear has spread into scoresof American cities.

In Operation Xcellerator, federal, state and local law enforcement officials in the U.S. worked closely with authorities in Mexico and Canada to arrest more than 751 people on narcotics-related charges, and seized more than 20 tons of narcotics, a Justice Department official said.

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. is expected to announce more details at a news conference today. The operation comes amid growing concern that the Sinaloa Cartel and other Mexican crime organizations are out of control and threaten the stability of Mexico and towns on the U.S. side of theborder.

New Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the Obama administration is considering swarming the border with agents and possibly U.S. military support.

I support using military forces to protect the border but I object to using them for domestic law enforcement inside the U.S.

The Northern Command (NORTHCOM), as an on-call federal response force for natural or man-made emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks will undoubtedly provide the troops and that’s a dangerous step toward a fascist government.

That violates the basic protection I’ve enjoyed under the Posse Comitatus Act that Bush tried to eviscerate.

I hope Obama stops this before it goes any further