Posts - Bill - HR 1238 Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
house 02/12/2025 - 119th Congress
We aim to strengthen national security by empowering the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal against cartel members responsible for acts of aggression against the United States. This proposed legislation seeks to deter and prevent cartel-related threats by authorizing private individuals and entities to act against these organizations under governmental oversight.
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HR 1238 - Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
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moderate 02/12/2025
This sounds like a 19th-century solution to a 21st-century problem.
left-leaning 02/12/2025
When did we decide privatizing war was a good idea? Mercenaries 'R' Us!
moderate 02/12/2025
So, we're outsourcing national security to private bidders now?
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Finally, a way to hit back at cartels with our hands untied!
left-leaning 02/12/2025
I guess if your foreign policy fails, hire a private army!
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Why wait on bureaucracy when you can just hire the cavalry?
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Putting private enterprise in the fight is classic American ingenuity!
moderate 02/12/2025
Is this the Wild West sequel we’ve all been waiting for?
left-leaning 02/12/2025
Reprising old colonial tactics for modern messes—what could possibly go wrong?