Rep. Lance Gooden, a republican from Texas, has now proposed a bill that would make it legal for U.S. Citizens to seize Russian ships and property at sea. Essentially legalizing piracy so long as it was targeted at Russian assets, such as the yachts of Russia’s billionaire oligarchs.
As Fox News reports:
Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden is expected to roll out a measure Monday that would allow private U.S. citizens to seize yachts, planes or other property belonging to sanctioned Russian citizens amid Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Gooden would do it with legislation requiring President Biden to issue letters of marque and reprisal, an enumerated power of Congress mentioned in Article 1 of the Constitution, which were routinely used during the War of 1812 for Americans to seize property on behalf of the U.S. government, but have not been issued since.
“Putin and his inner circle still have yachts and planes sitting in harbors and airports all over the world,” Gooden told Fox News Digital. “The United States must use every tool at our disposal to seize them and hold Russia accountable for the disgusting invasion of Ukraine. The oligarchs who enabled this crisis are a good place to start.”
The letters can also be used in cyberspace, according to Gooden’s office, to authorize non-government U.S. hackers to go after specific state actors.
Gooden’s office claimed, in a statement to Fox News that President Biden wasn’t moving quickly enough to try and seize the assets of Russian oligarchs.
This sounds like a stupid and bad idea.
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I think this is an excellent idea, getting Biden to sign off is a tall order. He is in Putin’s pocket and I believe most Americans believe that.
This is so unorthodox that I love it. Will Letters of Marque be issued to approved Privateers? This should make Sept. 19 (look it up) a much more popularly celebrated day! Shiver me timbers, ya’ lubbers!
Biden, is owned by both the Chinese and Russia. Make no mistake about that! His son Hunter sold him and there is no redemption for either one of them.
I think it’s a great idea, but Biden is not smart enough to do it
Then we might as well use mail bombs directed at moscow!
The real question is how far does this lunatic want to go? Next, Poland, Czech, Yugo, etc, where does he stop? That’s what really concerns me.
Awesome idea rerun the 18th century pirates BUT we need armed ships & crews for task
What a totally idiotic idea by a even more idiotic clown.
Lance Gooden’s name needs to be remembered,
Even if the memory is that he is such an idiot.
Keep out of this a affair and stop watching brain numbing CNN -MSMBC – do you believe their BS you still haven’t got it – wake up- they don’t care about our boarder but I should in the Ukraine — ask yourself are you willing to fight – go over and do it -get the F out of your lazy boy and go and see this dog and pony show for yourself
Any and all russian merchant vessels, or vessels carrying russan goods should be interred here in neutral USA until end of hostilities. Jo.
Anyone who wants to can go down to the US border and shoot any foreigners coming across. Its our nation, we have the right,and the duty, to defend it against invasion.
We could set up 12 lane wide, roofed-over, sturdy benches with comfortable stools at 100, 200, 400 and 600 yards. In good weather, outdoor ranges are great fun.
This reminds me of the era of Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada threat.
Not sure it is a good idea