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2014-07-21 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Texas National Guard to Deploy To Stop Human Trafficking

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Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-07-21 02:01|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Champ will likely not tolerate such a move. The Guard will no doubt be federalized and an active component general and staff sent to take over, making the entire exercise essentially useless and demobilization soon follows. Now if the Texas National Guard general refuses to step down.... that's a horse of a different color.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-21 07:40|| 2014-07-21 07:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Texas also has a militia, not subject to federalization. The Champ had better eat the state use of its NG rather than allowing the governor to call upon the militia. That'll shut the border like nothing has for decades. Can't have success like that undermine your gambit.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-07-21 09:25|| 2014-07-21 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Please correct the headline. Texas has the Texas National Guard, which is what is being deployed and can be federalized. They also have the Texas State Guard, which is the state organized volunteer militia, which is NOT federalizable, and deploys only within the state. The Texas Guard has ground, air, medical and even a brown water maritime force. Go visit their website - I don't know of any other state that has such a setup that's so well organized and under the command of the Governor.

The Texas State Guard (TXSG) is one of three components of the Texas Military Forces (TXMF), reporting to The Texas Adjutant General located at Texas Military Forces HQ, Camp Mabry (Austin), Texas. The Commander in Chief of the Texas Military Forces is the Governor of Texas. The other two branches are the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) and the Texas Air National Guard (TXANG).

Down there they refer to the Texas State Guard as the "Texas Guard" and the TARNG as the "National Guard" and the TXANG as the "Air Guard"

Posted by OldSpook 2014-07-21 10:19|| 2014-07-21 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Hope they're properly armed.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-21 11:37|| 2014-07-21 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Is part of this Perry making a run for President? If so, it is a good strategy. Immigration is out of control. The Donks and some fellow traveler Pubs are not wanting to do anything about it--they believe "open borders" are OK. It seems like a good move to stop the invasion of the U.S. As someone said, bring everything you got in the way of arms--use them.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-21 11:48|| 2014-07-21 11:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Fixed per OldSpook's reco.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-21 14:27|| 2014-07-21 14:27|| Front Page Top

#7 National Guard may or may not be armed depending on the legal situation. But State Guard certainly is - after all the Texas State Marine unit holds CHL classes at various parts of the state, and encourages concealed carry.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-07-21 14:35|| 2014-07-21 14:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Not sure how far this could go. National Guard doesn't have authority to deport. And if they try to stop more coming over the border all they can do is detain and hand over to the Feds. Guess maybe captured illegals could be put into camps along the border with fences on the North, East and West only...

Posted by Iblis 2014-07-21 14:41|| 2014-07-21 14:41|| Front Page Top

#9 Tag a Texas Ranger with the units and they can hold anyone for 72 hours. That's about enough time to escort them back across the border. Properly armed, who's going to object on the Mexican side? Lawyers or judges? Then just drop them off at their houses for quartering and tell them the owners are going to take care of them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-07-21 14:46|| 2014-07-21 14:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Perry should deputize a few of these guys from Florida as border patrol agents for the Rio Grande. (Heh!)

Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-07-21 16:11|| 2014-07-21 16:11|| Front Page Top

#11 Can they check for outstanding warrants?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-21 17:35|| 2014-07-21 17:35|| Front Page Top

#12 Proc - can they transport them to the US. Capital building and White House in 72 hours?

If Congress and Obama loves them so much...

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-07-21 17:47|| 2014-07-21 17:47|| Front Page Top

#13 If it goes into NCIC, outstanding warrants should show up. NCIC.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-21 17:49|| 2014-07-21 17:49|| Front Page Top

#14 OK, so fast forward. Just what are they going to do on the border? Stop the people from crossing? Hold them at the border on the other side? OK, sounds good. But they are for the most part not Mexican. They are 1200 miles from their own country. They have zero life support. So now the Governor will be standing on the border watching people die. What if they climb the fence anyway> Shoot them? On live TV? This will go well, not. Not my problem you say? SO just who will come in and care for them? The UN? Cartells? LaRaza? How about if Russia sends a humanitarian force to help, say an aircraft carrier and transport ships to reunite? Mexico certainly cant handle it, so the National Guard will receive and help process these people, deterrence of only a few. This is asymmetrical warfare against America. We need to come up with a way to deal with it, IE going into Mexico and executing the Coyotes in the night. Make transporting them a life ending event for the smugglers.

Posted by 49 Pan 2014-07-21 19:05|| 2014-07-21 19:05|| Front Page Top

#15 Hold them at the border on the other side? OK, sounds good. But they are for the most part not Mexican. They are 1200 miles from their own country. They have zero life support.

They can get a job in Mexico making tacos.

Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-07-21 19:22|| 2014-07-21 19:22|| Front Page Top

#16 Iff California can become six new States, weirdly-n-mysteriously, but only PCorrectly coincidentally, SSSSSHHHH so can Tehas = Texas.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-07-21 19:45|| 2014-07-21 19:45|| Front Page Top

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