The Hon. TPer to Legislative Assistant: "Hey, could you come in here I need to talk to you. And bring the charger cord for my Jazzy."
LA : "Yes, Mr. Congressman."
TPer: "Oh, good. Could you plug that in? It costs to charge it at my house. OK. First order of business. I want you to send an order to the US Army to arrest Barack Obama and his cabinet and all White House employees as enemies of the state."
LA: "Um, sir, you can't do that."
TPer: "Why?"
LA: "Well, you were elected to the 39th District of Arkansas, sir. You are in the legislative branch of government. You can't order the Army to do anything. That's a power of the executive branch. You have no powers of arrest."
TPer: "Oh, bullshit. The People have spoken and they want Barack Obama out."
LA: "I can see that, sir. But you just can't send the Army to arrest him. He can't even do that to you. It's against US law and has been for a very long time. Let's look at your legislative agenda for this coming week."
TPer: "Against the law?"
LA: "Yes. It's called the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878."
TPer: "Well, we need to repeal that sucker right away."
LA: "You would like to repeal that act?"
TPer: "Damn straight."
LA: "Sir, you were elected on a wave of anger against the Federal Government interfering in people's lives. The history of that act kind of tracks along those lines."
TPer: "When did you say it was put in place?"
LA: "1878, sir. It was part of a compromise that Republicans with Democrats struck to get Hayes in office."
TPer: "WHAT? Republicans compromising with Democrats!!!??? No wonder such a socialist piece of legislation got through. This is everything that is wrong with this country!"
LA: "Sir, I think you misunderstand."
TPer: "Misunderstand? Bullshit, boy. I know tyranny when I see it! This vulgarly named act. What is that French? Anyhow, this act is clearly tyranny. I want the Army to be able arrest people and I want it yesterday. We're supposed to be working on, what's that? The legislative something or the other?"
LA: "The Legislative Agenda."
TPer: 'Right. That's where we make laws, right?"
LA: "Um, yes. That's correct."
TPer: "I want you and whoever it is that does this stuff to draw up a repeal act of that dumb law and put in that agenda thingee. We're going to take back this country no matter what!"
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