Posted on 07/20/2014 2:49:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Prayers for our brave freepers - especially Jim Robinson and his loved ones.
Thanks for the ping db...
Looks like Hussein is moving his private army into place.
Godspeed, and good fortunes; prayers UP!
All y’all ping to this post!
Excellent post to set the record straight. You are a national treasure, Mr. Robinson. God bless you.
You have inspired so many of us to stand our ground in each community...
..and if/when the buses arrive....to take a stand!
Never thought it would come to this....but this cannot pass!
Texas war whoop ping!
Buuuuump!
Gov. Rick Perry to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops to RGV
JACOB FISCHLER | STAFF WRITER 32 minutes ago
Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans to announce he will activate the Texas National Guard at a news conference Monday in Austin, said state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen.
Hinojosa did not have details of the effort, but an internal memo from another state official’s office said the governor planned to call about 1,000 National Guard troops to the Rio Grande Valley — at a cost of about $12 million per month.
The memo was provided to The Monitor on the condition of anonymity because the information is not yet public.
National Guard troops are expected to enter the area gradually, building up to 1,000 after about a month, the memo said.
The National Guard troops will join the Texas Department of Public Safety in its recent surge to combat human smuggling and drug trafficking amid the influx of mostly Central Americans illegally crossing the Rio Grande. Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced the $1.3 million per week effort last month.
State leaders approved funding for extra DPS troopers to fill in gaps in Border Patrol coverage in the Valley as the federal authorities were overwhelmed with an influx of children and families from Central America. The state officials feared Mexican drug cartels might exploit the situation to move their own drugs and human contraband while Border Patrol attention was turned elsewhere.
Hinojsoa said Perry's move smacked of political gamesmanship.
“All these politicians coming down to border, they don't care about solving the problem, they just want to make a political point,” he said.
State officials denied the move amounted to a militarization of the border.
“This is not a militarization of the border,” the memo states. “The DPS and the National Guard are working to keep any drug and human trafficking south of (U.S. Highway) 83 and with the goal of keeping any smuggling from entering major highways to transport East/West/and North.”
DPS officials want to send National Guard troops into western areas of the Valley and the ranch lands further north, according to the memo.
“Smuggling has supposedly according to DPS moved West on the border with an increase in Jim Hogg County," the memo states. "DPS especially wants to apply the Guard in the rural areas to patrol.”
The National Guard deployment — added to the DPS surge — will bring the price tag of troopers on the border to about $5 million per week, the memo said. And the funding source for the effort remains unclear.
“It is not clear where the money will come from in the budget,” the memo states, adding that Perry's office has said the money will come from “non critical” areas, such as health care or transportation.
Hinojosa said the National Guard was not equipped to aid immigrants crossing the Rio Grande.
“They (cartels) are taking advantage of the situation,” he said. “But our local law enforcement from the sheriff’s offices of the different counties to the different police departments are taking care of the situation. This is a civil matter, not a military matter. What we need is more resources to hire more deputies, hire more Border Patrol.
“These are young people, just families coming across. They're not armed. They're not carrying weapons.”
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WOO HOO! Godspeed, safe journey!
Blue pushpin equals location blocked, red is children have already been placed there and yellow is a proposed location.
You’re welcome and joining you in prayers for Jim Robinson and all.
Ha! You suppose Ol’ Rick heard that JimRob was comin’ to the border and figured he better do something impressive, real quickly like?
I believe one of the Fundamental Transformer’s dislikes about America is that the population is excessively Northern European Caucasian in its cultural attitudes, world view and skin pigmentation.
Bringing about a significant injection of Central/South American native blood lines and culture, and dispersing it widely, will at least begin to remediate this flaw.
Ha! You suppose Ol’ Rick heard that JimRob was comin’ to the border and figured he better do something impressive, real quickly like?I'm sure he watches FR, you probably are right!
Daytime Temps in McAllen will be 100- 102 with lots of sun.. Have lots of water, and sun protection.
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:78501.1.99999
Volley buuuuump!
Yup. Found this report and video of a protest that was held yesterday at the McAllen border patrol station:
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1072345#.U8yIvvldWls
Great! Making progress. Now we need to stop the illegal aliens from being transported by the border patrol (on Obama’s illegal orders) out of the Rio Grande Valley to other communities in America. Turn the buses around and return to sender!
Let the crying on FR commence, that Perry is an open borders jerk off!
This TWICE that he has raised the Guard despite the protests of Washington
It is largely political because Posee Commitatus will demand that they be unarmed.
Still, Perry IS STICKING HIS FINGER IN OBAMAS EYE.
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