Coast Guard to Protect Ship from Unions, Occupy Movement
by PubliusThe U.S. Coast Guard will escort the first ship coming to the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview this month, and the Occupy movement and local labor groups say they are planning to greet the vessel with a massive protest.
EGT officials say they have not scheduled a date for the ship’s arrival. The freighter is expected to haul thousands of tons of grain to Asia, but opposition groups are already marshaling their forces to support the lengthy protest by union dock workers at the grain terminal.
“We just want to swell the population of the city to show there are people behind us,” said Jeff Washburn, president of the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council, which passed a resolution calling for a protest this week.
He added that the labor council plans no attempt to stop the ship, a sentiment echoed in a similar call for protest by leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
However, the Occupy movement it taking a more aggressive stance, calling for members nationwide to gather outside Port of Longview gates and thwart efforts to load the ship, said Paul Nipper, an organizer for Occupy Longview. The group shut down the ports coastwide, including Longview, Dec. 8.
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Send in the Air Force too.
Ground troops probably won't want to get anywhere near the stench.
This is definitely a job for drones.
In 2007, average full-time wages for 15,000 workers at 29 West Coast ports topped $136,000 a year, according to the Pacific Maritime Association, which negotiates and administers contracts between ports and the ILWU. Longshoremen earned an average of more than $125,000, clerks more than $145,000, and foremen more than $200,000.
Workers also get benefits packages worth $50,000 per year, according to the association’s 2007
Who gets $136,000 a year for a zero education required job? Unions are killing the economy!
Could be they think there will be some trouble…. Pretty bold move using the coast guard to "Protect" against protesting American citizens. This is what would be called a trial balloon…Just for Obama and the admin to see how they could use the military against the populous, when the true uprisings start to happen as we loose more, and more rights along the way. I am not for the OWS, but I think this is a bit of overkill and not the best use of military resources. Aren't there UNION port guards that can do this?
What a bunch of hate-filled, mean spirited, lazy @ss, morons.
That is a very good point. I would like an analysis of this choice. As you said, what about police first and then go from th ere. Why jump right to the Coast Guard?
It's like the DHS run they had a couple of weeks ago at some Social Security Office.
Totally creepy. My tyrant-radar is going off.
Enough is enough….
I think the occupiers home port should be a six months, paid vacation, at GITMO.
there are some things even drones won't do.
yup, Stalin called them "Usefull Idiots".
They need to go into port ahead of the grain ship with a firefighting vessel, and use the water cannons to clean the docks….I'd pay to watch that.
Oh………so they Do have a sense of smell.
Then call in the crop dusters… those guys will do anything… Insanity prevails in that profession…
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We need more comments here from government trolls. I want to thank all of you at Homeland Security for reminding me to check out the new Smith & Wesson catalog.
And the media told us the TEA Party was the dangerous movement…..
Man o man, it must really suck to know that those claiming to be journalists got it sooooo wrong and that history will always know their words – and when put next to reality how wrongheaded, incorrect and outright dishonest those words have been.
#Occupy = Obama's base coming to grips with the reality that all the promises made by big government nannystaters are garbage from start to finish and that even when given 100% control over the government of these united States, they will not do what they claim they will if you "just vote for more democrats to solve all these problems". Yeah Hillary, I remember when you said that, and so will history always as well………
Coast Guard? It will take more than that to stop what has already begun before it is all over. The class warfare blob has been animated and the disaffected yutes, you know like the ones in France, will be burning cars before you know it.
Prepare youselves folks, i is gonna get worse before it gets better. This revelation about the Coast Guard is only the start.
I can only hope that a few dozen of them get onto a 14' pontoon boat and set sail to do a blockade
Blub Blub Blub.
I hear that sharks are extra hungry due to " Global warming".
I don't think they are filled with anything. They are empty. They need the attention and lots of it all the time, just to feel alive.
It's not paranoia if you are being watched. DHS on the run at the SS office… really a strange place, do they expect raging elderly….. armed with canes and electric wheelchairs to take over? Creepy and expected of a dictatorship.
This protester – government coordination is unprecedented… and over the TOP from my perspective… WoW!!!
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Hmmmmm, interesting…… but, pretty stupid on Obama's part, especially in an election year. They are his supporters, after all. Makes me wonder whose side the Coast Guard will be on.
"It's not paranoia if you are being watched."
Exactly.
As to the SS office, yeah, I couldn't figure that out either – what exactly would the problem be? Maybe when Obama decides to cause riots by stopping SS checks?
Hmmm. Hadn't thought of that angle. I did wonder why the CG (aquatic force) would be guarding against a protest (presumably on land). Worth having them stand by in case of protest boats, but not for land action.
Wonder whose side the Coast Guard has orders to be on?
Creeping totalitarianism. Add a little here, a little there, all in places that don't attract attention. They hope.
LOL
Professional athletes do pretty good.
All unions should be outlawed. They are criminal enterprises and have no productive social purpose. Why does my home state have to suffer the indignity of these fools and scofflaws? All unionists, communists, and anarchists should be jailed then thrown out of the country. Greece is their speed.
Isn't this one union protesting against another union??? As far as I'm concerned … iss all of them baseball bats, guns and knoves … have a little 3-pay "party" of violence between the 2 unions and OWS. All statist nitwits.
Just imagine if they put this same amount of energy into actually doing something good for a change.
I heard about some survey yesterday that mentioned more folks recently polled resent the "rich" than have expressed that sentiment in decades…
Be forewarned Middle Class… o-HOLE's little army is coming for YOUR stuff. This resurgence of tribalism will get uRgly… Obama set it in motion, and he plans to blame Mc Flip… Hide in the dark and watch it unfold.
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"Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council"
What is this, an overt or covert Communist front? And why is this infestation so aggressive in Washington? There is more to this.
That's the really bad part. They truly believe that they are doing something good. Probably because they have never done anything at all.
That's a cool picture of the Boutwell. She is almost as old as me.
"The freighter is expected to haul thousands of tons of grain to Asia, but opposition groups are already marshaling their forces to support the lengthy protest by union dock workers at the grain terminal."
So these guys are against sending grain to Asia? They want Asians to starve? Is that the point they are trying to make?
Sounds pretty racist to me.
I've said it all along, we will be sorely disappointed in those whom we have thought would protect OUR right to FREEDOM, when the time comes. The most I ever expect from law enforcement is to be ignored, left alone to defend my own life and property. The world is upside down now, and innocent, law-abiding people cannot assume any-damn-thing…
LOL, sorry sis, I TD'd ya by mistake… reflex really – BZ 'cided to jump me on a cold thread and we've been trading insults for a while, LMAO… ;-D
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BO's Brownshirts, tools, and fools again on the march. This rabble does not or can not reason that the very people they are hurting are their own 99% – working folks. Whoops, my bad, the protesters don't work or are paid by the communist party, dims, and unions to do the protesting.
"DHS on the run at the SS office… really a strange place, do they expect raging elderly…"
Have you been paying attention to the general chaos in Greece and Italy? We're every bit as bankrupt, so austerity will eventually come to these shores as well — at which point we'll get to see first-hand what generations of government dependency leads to when the free money spigots are turned off.
LOL! I do that too. I always cuss at ID for not giving me the option to fix it…………it's THEIR fault!!
Sounds like a good thread, I'll have to check that out. : ))
Yep.
True, but I don't think the violence will be at the SS office. Food stamps, etc, yes.
Maybe Hostess is moving Twinkies production to Asia, and leaving the Ding Dongs here?
Yep, watch out for the Free Sh-t Brigades.
You dont suppose they'll bring "peristaltic pete" to take a dump on the Coast Guard Cutter do you?
Sooner or later one of these protests is going to go deadly wrong.
OK, I just checked out the thread. I'm crackin' up. I was expecting politics. Cursive hand-writing? And, football?………You guys are killin' me!
Great idea…fill them with delousing powder
During peacetime the Coast Guard is under the control of the Secretary of the Treasury. It is a unique service. There are every bit military, in fact the first Medal of Honor at Guadalcannal in 1942 went to a Coast Gardsman.
They are charged with life saving activiites (maritime rescues), the prevention of smuggling (in the old days the smugglers were attempting to avoid tarrifs that were collected through the Treasury Department), oversight of fishing off the coasts of the US, etc. As for ships docked at American ports they are charged with the protection of port and harbor facilites and under the idea of promoting sea commerce the safety of ships and their crews and cargo while in port.
They'll soon be out in full force…
I call them useless feeders…
Just one more "nudge" from this dispicable regime. The way I see it, this is just an excercise by two branches of BHO's "army" practicing the overthrow of our great nation. Do you really think that the Coast Guard is there to do anything other test the waters to see if we react to a MILITARY force enforcing law within our borders? Please wake up to the fact that our POS-POTUS is going to retain power come Hell or high water.
I'd love for the Coast Guard to consider any acts agains commercial shipping in US waters acts of piracy, treat them as such, and prosecute with extreme prejudice.
Come walk in the cow schitze is what I think I heard.
All things considered . . .
I agree.
This treads dangerously close to the provisions of the Posse Comitatus Act, and carries a whiff of the various instances of the militia and other forces being used for union busting.
Mind you, I think the Riot Act should have been read out against the OWS idiots months ago, and I do not think those Coast Guardsmen would deliberately violate the intent or spirit of the Constitution and law casually, but until it is, and direct and public authorization and commands given, this is way too close to a line that must not be crossed.
There is nothing like the rattle of a .30 Caliber to get the cockroaches scrurrying. I am sure they have more than one on the coasty Ship.
Unions should be illegal.
Obama should be in jail.
Communism is Unconstitutional.
I thought the occupy idiots were drones.
Ahh, carpet bombing. I like how you think!
The Coast Guard is doing what's required of it by law since 9-11.The coast Guard boards all foreign shipping as they enter American waters well out to sea.All American flag vessels entering American waters get boarded as well.Smaller shipping can proceed to the dock but they're held in quarinteen until they clear Coast Guard,customs and immigration.
Now the parasitic union scumbags have to have a TWIC card {transportation workers identification Card}issued by the Dept of Homeland Security in order to work on maritime shipping docks.Now if these Occupy squatters get inside these shipping terminals there doing so illegally.That's federal law.
when i'm king, it will be mandatory for the media to report, at the very beginning, how much union members are already making in wages & bennies, in any story regarding strikes, contract negotiations, etc.
I hope they bring that gun on the foredeck into play.
Occupoopers we the American people have had enough! Back to mom's basement with you!
The USCG has not been in Treasury since 1967. Actually the US Coast Guard is in the Department of Homeland Security and has been so since DHS' inception. Prior to that they were in the Department of Transportation and prior to that they were in Treasury. The rest of your post however was fairly accurate..
The Coast Guard does not fall under Posse Comitatus while conducting Law Enforcement operations. Although they are a Military service IAW 14 USC 1 they also have the authority to enforce federal law under 14 USC 2.
14 U.S.C. § 2 authorizes the Coast Guard to enforce federal law. This authority is further defined in 14 U.S.C. § 89, which gives law enforcement powers to all Coast Guard commissioned officers, warrant officers, and petty officers. Unlike the other branches of the United States Armed Forces, which are prevented from acting in a law enforcement capacity by the Posse Comitatus Act and Department of Defense policy, under 18 U.S.C. § 1385 the Coast Guard is exempt from and not subject to the restrictions of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Further law enforcement authority is given by 14 U.S.C. § 143 and 19 U.S.C. § 1401, which empower U.S. Coast Guard active and reserve commissioned officers, warrant officers, and petty officers as federal customs officers. This places them under 19 U.S.C. § 1589a, which grants customs officers general law enforcement authority, including the authority to:
(1) carry a firearm;
(2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States;
(3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the officer's presence or for a felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States committed outside the officer's presence if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and
(4) perform any other law enforcement duty that the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate.
Domestic pirates? As if Somalia was not enough, now the entire west coast port system is overrun with ex-American NeoUnion Longshore pirates, thieves and vagabonds. Unions, destroying the American Dream in lockstep with Hussein Obama, Petulant Pelosi and Harry "the canker sore" Reid providing aid and comfort with any opportunity! May the Coast Guard be protected from having to contend with anti-American Union Villainy.
The USCG is also law enforcement agency. It falls under a different section of the US Code than the DoD.
Okay, if they are explicitly exempt then they are explicitly exempt.
That leaves the question as to whether breaking up union or OWS protesters falls under federal power.
The scenario you present is too broad to give you an answer. The protesters or unions would have to commit a crime in order for them to be detained. Simply protesting will not get you there. Now if you want to interfere with safe navigation or cause the hazarding of a vessel by your actions you will most definitely find yourself in the detention by a Boarding team.
And Napalm . . .
The blind fools really don't see it coming do they?
Worse yet, they will be the ones to complain about it most when it finally does arrive. They will act as if nobody told them, just like the Obots do now when they were told and told and told.
The most dreaded weapon feared by Occupy and rat worshiper Union Punks: The fire hose.
The water comes too close to a shower or a bath for these roaches to withstand.
The ILWU is pissed because they weren't given the job from EGT. The jobs contract went to another union and it's members. The occupiers have no clue. So far, ILWU has been fined for their interference to the tune of $250,000. EGT lived up to the requirements levied upon them by hiring union workers as agreed. The union workers just didn't happen to be the ILWU.
Am I the only one who thinks the coast guard has the best looking logos and ships in the military?
"just vote for more democrats to solve all these problems"
From 1960 to 2010, democrats held the majority in the House for 41 years and in the Senate for 36 years. It's way past time for people to wake up.
Taze….early and often!
These great "unwashed" are doing the President's bidding. When was the last time you heard the President coming down on these idiots???? N'er a whisper but if you listen closely you can hear crickets.
Its obvious that the president is going along with this crap it is part of his plan to FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE America. Welcome to the United Socialist States of America ( USSA )
It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye!
They should have listened to their
parentsgrandparents.sadly, that's exactly what their puppetmasters want.
It all depends on whether or not they present a legitimate threat to shipping. In this case, they very well may. We've already seen the destruction that OWS and unions can cause when left unchecked and there's nothing like flexing a little military muscle to get viiolent bullies like our friends on the Left to back down.
I don't think anything will come of this except for a handful of arrests, and I view this as an absolutely appropriate use of the Coast Guard. Personally, the several states should've called in the National Guard at the first sign of violence or crime at OWS rallies.
No government would let a bunch of protestors disrupt their economy. There are 8 million American jobs that depend on the freight that comes through those ports and the president is right to protect it. Against occupy or any other groups who can't win at the ballot box and decide to stage "uprisings".
Living in constant fear is no way to exist. Put down your gun catalogs and get yourself something really fun… like a motorcycle or a boat.
During which time we enacted legislation to provide seniors with healthcare and keep them out of poverty. Passed civil rights legislation to ensure that Constitutional guarantees applied to all Americans. Cleaned up the air in our cities which had become unbreathable. Cleaned up our lakes and rivers which were catching on fire from industrial discharge. Built the most powerful military in the history of the world. Created the greatest economic expansion in the history of the world.
You're welcome.
If you would like to live in a country where unions are illegal and the president can be thrown in jail, you should move to someplace like Iran. Sounds like you would be a perfect fit.
Unfortunately you are incorrect. Unions are a nert negative when they are allowed to break the Law or control the means of their income by holding up the tax payers.
Unionism should, as I say, be outlawed or at least comepletely regulated. Unions are also loaded with Communists who are the enemy of any person who supports Our Constitution and the rights of individauls.
Trumka is a perfect example.
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