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Biden Doesn’t Have Any Legal Authority to Seize Control of Texas National Guard
Daily Signal ^ | January 27, 2024 | Hans von Spakovsky

Posted on 01/29/2024 6:30:36 AM PST by Red Badger

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1 posted on 01/29/2024 6:30:36 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Since when has legal authority meant anything in the past three years from Biden?


2 posted on 01/29/2024 6:33:02 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Red Badger

” declared by Congress, or when otherwise authorized by law”

None of that has occurred.

So Potato Head has no legal authority to activate/control National Guard units.


3 posted on 01/29/2024 6:35:44 AM PST by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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To: Red Badger

President Trump wanted to call up 10,000 of the District of Columbia National Guard prior to January 6. As President he couldn’t without the consent of the DC Mayor or Speaker of the House, thus they stayed home. Not sure if it required one or both to consent, but neither did.


4 posted on 01/29/2024 6:38:16 AM PST by SJackson (In a war of ideas it is people who get killed, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
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To: Macoozie

“Potato Head has no legal authority to activate/control National Guard units”

Given that fact I wish Abbott woulda done this way before now


5 posted on 01/29/2024 6:38:45 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger

Tell it to the governor of Arkansas 1959 and the governor of Alabama 1963

Article is BS.


6 posted on 01/29/2024 6:42:25 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Red Badger
it only applies if National Guard units are needed for active duty for overseas service—such as when we were in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

WAR in Iran coming up in 3,2,1...
7 posted on 01/29/2024 6:42:51 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Mariner

1958


8 posted on 01/29/2024 6:42:58 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Red Badger

Very, very few Texans support Xidenskyyyyyyy’s Invasion of America by the Xidenskyyyyyy Invaders. The Xidenskyyyyyy Express is coming off the rails. Mayorkass needs to pull his “Border Patrol Diaper Service” off the Rio Grande before somebody ends up getting hurt. Declaring war on Texas never is a very bright idea. MTAA (Make Texas American Again) has kicked in.


9 posted on 01/29/2024 6:43:52 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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To: Red Badger

Lawlessness is the Biden motto!


10 posted on 01/29/2024 6:44:34 AM PST by Brandonmark (November 2024 cannot come soon enough!)
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To: CatOwner

“Since when has legal authority meant anything in the past three years from Biden?”

Point well taken. Under the well-established Lincoln Doctrine
Biden could use regular army troops and Navy to attack Texas and the Texas National Guard.

Biden has more bayonets than Texas does. Biden could get away with it.


11 posted on 01/29/2024 6:45:28 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: Mariner

Don’t pay attention to facts or history. If we like the results of the article it’s good for posting on FR!


12 posted on 01/29/2024 6:47:16 AM PST by Oystir
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To: Mariner

Legally the article is correct, practically it may be another issue.

The problem today is to what level would the TNG be inclined to accept any orders from Biden. There is a reason Political Leaders fear military leaders and their own ground troops.


13 posted on 01/29/2024 6:47:23 AM PST by Skwor
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No different than ignoring the make up and current views of the average solder on the ground. Just how willing is the TNG to allow Biden to tell them they have to allow illegals to invade their home and possibly harm their families?

This is no civil rights thing, this is real life and death stuff.


14 posted on 01/29/2024 6:50:10 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Red Badger

Wrong questions.

One of the correct ones:

Was this result according to plan?

I suspect that it was, which raises the specter of what comes next (and I believe this - re the OP - to be a massive smokescreen, if not bait).


15 posted on 01/29/2024 6:56:02 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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“”Clearly, there is no insurrection going on in Texas as defined in that law.””

There will be if the dems decide to call it an “insurrection.” We know how that works.

Remember: “I know you’ve always known what it is you want. - but your game is up, because now we know it too.” from John Galt speech – Atlas Shrugged


16 posted on 01/29/2024 6:56:07 AM PST by Thank You Rush ( )
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"...when “unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States...”

Ironically, the state of Texas is using obstructions to try and ENFORCE the laws of the United States against the wishes of the Feds.

17 posted on 01/29/2024 6:57:39 AM PST by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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Won’t be a problem if all the states just turn over their illegal alien ‘parolees’ to the District of Columbia, aka, Washington, DC. It’s the closest place that doesn’t have state sovereignty issues.


18 posted on 01/29/2024 6:58:14 AM PST by RideForever (Damn, another dangling par .....)
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To: eyeamok

WAR in Iran coming up in 3,2,1...
****

My thinking as well. All he has to do is declare war with Iran, the Houthis in Yemen, ANYONE.

I wouldn’t put it past him to declare war on Israel.


19 posted on 01/29/2024 6:59:24 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: eyeamok

WAR in Iran coming up in 3,2,1...
****

My thinking as well. All he has to do is declare war with Iran, the Houthis in Yemen, ANYONE.

I wouldn’t put it past him to declare war on Israel.


20 posted on 01/29/2024 6:59:24 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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