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President Biden Urged to Seize Texas National Guard - Joe Manchin Calls for National Emergency
2024-01-25
[Red State] On Wednesday, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) called on President Biden to "seize" the Texas National Guard by calling them into Federal service, removing them from the command and control of the State of Texas. This is presumably in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's defiant tone towards the Biden Administration on closing the border.

A Texas congressman has urged President Biden to take the state's National Guard under federal control if Republican Governor Greg Abbott defies a Supreme Court ruling allowing federal agents to remove razor wire from a section of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The call was made by Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro after Abbott posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying the Texas National Guard would continue to "hold the line in Eagle's Pass," a popular migrant crossing point, stating: "Texas will not back down from our efforts to secure the border in Biden's absence."

Castro re-shared Abbott's post on his own X account, adding: "Governor Greg Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border.

As of this writing, there has been no action on this by the Biden Administration.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#23  Went straight to trying to confiscate TXNG; funny that. Even by a 'Texas Representative'.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-01-25 21:17  

#22  Biden will declare a crisis because a couple of miles of border is secure. Can’t have that.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-01-25 20:22  

#21  ^And the crisis gets handled
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-01-25 15:23  

#20  Here's the thing, politically: if Biden were to nationalize the Texas NG in the area, He would own the crisis. Personally.
In living color, and no chance of ignoring it.
As it is, he gets to stand back and pretend somebody else is at fault.
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-01-25 15:07  

#19  #13 not #14 above!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-01-25 14:46  

#18  #14
P2K has it exactly right - It is the State Militia, the Military Department of the State of Texas, not the National Guard that is installing the wire and guarding the border. They are NOT a federal entity in any respect. Hence, Posse Commitatus and conversion from Title 32 to Title 10 is not involved!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-01-25 14:45  

#17  The teams have been chosen. Now is the gearing up and see who bats 1st.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2024-01-25 13:58  

#16  How many Texas National Guardsmen would mutiny?
Tennessee also has a state guard. I seem to remember a time when Tennessee volunteers went to help Texas against Santa Anna.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2024-01-25 12:11  

#15  CBP becoming a horde of "just followink orders" stooges?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-01-25 11:28  

#14  feels like the stuff is about to hit the fan.
how can anyone who loves the USA support ANY dem?
Posted by: irish rage boy   2024-01-25 11:14  

#13  Except, Texas has a separate state militia which is not subject to federalization.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-01-25 10:39  

#12  HA!
The FEMA camps conspiracy theory.
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-01-25 07:38  

#11  Dissolve state and local governance. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regions are the solution.

[sarc off]
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-01-25 06:34  

#10  the clot shot "prevents" contracting covid-19.

Generally considered a respiratory illness.
Those not breathing won't get it.
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-01-25 06:29  

#9  So the "Biden" Administration is more concerned about the Texas NG than he is letting hundreds of thousands of illegals into the country. Makes sense to me.

Meanwhile, legal immigrants (aspirants) to the USA must get the Fauci Flu clot shot.

To Get US Residency Requires the Covid Jab

Gee, I learned something: CIS says the clot shot "prevents" contracting covid-19.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2024-01-25 06:23  

#8  the line-up so far
Posted by: Mercutio   2024-01-25 05:46  

#7  Important stuff

Texas Dem. congressman wades into Barbie snub drama by branding best director snub for Greta Gerwig sexist
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-01-25 05:43  

#6  /\ Merc - There is likely nothing they will not do to stop the Orange Man.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-01-25 05:36  

#5  So Manchin wants the Biden Regime to declare an emergency over a crisis of their own making after which they can assume "emergency powers"? Right, Joe.... and the horse you rode in on.
Posted by: Mercutio   2024-01-25 05:09  

#4  there is gotta be some species, nobody ever heard off, living there and going extinct.

California homeless people are found living inside CAVES 20 feet below street level complete with home furnishings - as Democrat state grapples with vagrancy and LA begins annual count of those living rough
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-01-25 05:07  

#3  Told you: declare the relevant areas of the border Nature preserves - there is gotta be some species, nobody ever heard off, living there and going extinct.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-01-25 03:21  

#2  Do it, and Abbott deploys the Texas State Guard which is NOT part of the national guard and takes no federal money nor must it submit to federal oversight.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2024-01-25 03:07  

#1  The Deep State goal of a national emergency looms. A "Federalization" of the Texas National Guard could come at any moment, but will it hold ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-01-25 01:18  

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