There's part of me that wishes some US billionaire would publicly announce, "I'm putting together a division-strength unit (~10,000) to invade [e.g., Guatemala] and take up residency". The actual invasion need not happen, but I expect the opinion pieces would be clarifying.https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/1096140953965002752 …
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Replying to @hisregard @Ogiel23
Definitely illegal, under the Neutrality Act of 1794, updated and amended as 18 USC 960. Enforced as recently as 2016 in relation to a coup attempt in Gambia. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/960 …
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19th century filibuster William Walker was even put on trial under it in California, but appears to have been the beneficiary of jury nullification.
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Ease up to it by lobbying Congress to start granting letters of marque again.
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Replying to @St_Rev @mikeschiffer and
Once you have a private navy, go to the SC with a penumbra argument.
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