The latest from Republican Congressman Tim Burchett and Senator Mike Lee.
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What to do about Mexican drug cartels: Letters of Marque By: Lee Williams
Congressman Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee, and “S. 3567: Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025.”
It is described as: “A bill to authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to acts of aggression against the United States by a member of a cartel, or a member of a cartel-linked organization, or any conspirator associated with a cartel, and for other purposes.”
It was introduced before the latest outbreak of cartel violence, which has targeted American tourists in Mexico.
It specifies that cartels “present an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
Senator Lee’s bill would allow “privately armed and equipped persons” to use “all means reasonably necessary” to operate outside our borders and seize any individual and their property who the President has determined to be a member of a drug cartel, or a member of a cartel-linked organization, “who is responsible for an act of aggression against the United States.”
Congressman Burchett was asked if he has discussed his bill with President Trump.
“I have not yet, but I put it out there,” he said. “It is constitutionally sound. We live in dangerous times, and we’ve got American people who need it.”
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