joether
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Texas has called up the National Guard and Reserve units in Texas. They are being armed and placed on the southern Texas border by the Governor of that Great State after first asking for Federal forces, since rejected. The Governor can do this only in specific situations. One of these is to repel an invasion. He has used his power and considers it his responsibility to repel an invasion. One thousand troops are being sent to patrol the border with additional units ready to respond to trouble.
Who can deny Texas the right to defend itself? Who has the power to do so? What states will be next? A new Confederation in it's infancy?
It all sounds nice on paper, but reality is different.
A ) Gov. Perry sent 1,000 National Guard to patrol a 1,350 mile border. Even with one soldier per mile, that's still 350 miles left unobserved. As Lucy points out, they can not do anything of a law enforcement power. They can not intimidate, bully, harass, or otherwise physically impede those crossing the border. If fired upon, they will of course return fire. But, ten armed drug smugglers verse one national guardsmen is not even a fair fight.
B ) Whom ever calls up the National Guard is the one paying for the National Guard. In this case, Gov. Perry did the calling, so Texas is paying an estimated $12 million/month for those 1,000 Guardsmen to operate. The Governor would like the President to pay the bill, since that would mean the other 49 states are picking up the tab. Why should those opposed to the conservative ideology on both border security and immigration reform pay the bill? Those that want the bill paid will just have to compromise on future stuff; and they don't want to. Those that want to improve upon border security and immigration reform are just tired of the conservative bullshit, games, and excuses; when conservatives want to actually make a deal, everyone else will step in to help pay the bill.
C ) A thousand soldiers is nothing more than a political stunt. To actually secure the border, week after week, day and night, would take about 6,000-11,000 soldiers. Even Gov. Perry admits that about 6,000 soldiers would be the bare minimal number as well. So this 'adding soldiers to the border' as I stated is a political stunt to appeal 'The Low Information Voters' into the false belief that Republicans are doing something about the border and not the Democrats. Time will tell us just how stupid and ignorant those people are, right?
D ) That the Governor and the President are talking on the subject matter, might be a good thing. Instead of waiting until after the mid-term election, dealing with the problem NOW. A concept the Republicans in the US House of Representatives could learn from....
Nice try. They are ordered up to prevent an invasion. They don't have to be policemen or women. They are to be solders at war. The corner has been turned, Perry has taken the decision on what to do with the Texas border out of federal hands with this move. Don't think border guards, think 1000 solders patrolling a war front with more ready troops as a reaction force. The rules are changed now. Perry can only send them during a war situation and since he sent them, then he considers Texas is at war now.
Besides, the 1000 are the immediate response, invasions take more. Who are you when you take control away from the Federal Government? A Confederate. You are the Confederate State of Texas in action if not in name, yet.
Yes, an invasion of little, defenseless, scared shitless children rushing away from very violent and horrible conditions. Must take a 'big, tough, Texas guardsman' to defend the United States of America from that threat....
Those National Guardsman are NOT law enforcement but being portrayed as police officers. The only people that either cant accept that or acknowledge it are 'The Low Information Voter'. They have ZERO, Law Enforcement powers. They can not hinder, attack, or capture those crossing the border illegally. They can notify LAW ENFORCEMENT to handle the problem.
In order for those soldiers to behave under a condition of war....the UNITED STATES of AMERICA has to .....DECLARE....WAR. Last I checked, the United States of America declared war in most recent records on three nations: Germany, Italy, and Japan in 1941. Maybe you should update your history books to 2014....
Also, Texas is a state within the UNITED STATES of America. The Confederacy....LOST THE WAR well over a hundred years age. How out of date are your history books, anyways? Texas can not declare war on its own towards a foreign entity; they are barred from it with a 'little known' document called the US Constitution. Again...how FREAKY out of date is your history books? That's well over 238 years....
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