Both of you have the option of calling up your respective state National Guard units, and using them as a backstop to the Border Patrol (so as not to interfere in its operations). If Obama decides to override your decision by federalizing those troops, then BOTH OF YOU should respond by immediately calling up your state's militia. I'd even advocate a massive expansion of your respective militias by automatically adding any holder of a concealed carry license who is between the ages of 18 and 65 to their ranks.
Further, if you really want someone to pay attention to you, you will authorize all of those called up to carry full auto M16s (or whatever else is modern and available) while on patrol, and direct that all such individuals keep that firearm and 500 rounds of ammo in their homes. Ordering 10,000 or 50,000 full autos from Bushmaster, Colt, etc. will definitely grab some attention, and its perfectly legal under the National Firearms Act (as amended) - these will be state troops, and you each have the power to arm them as you decide.
DO IT! If you are at all serious about the safety of your citizens and protecting your state's border from drug gangs and overwhelming illegal immigration, then DO IT!
Governor Perry, I'm a Texan and I vote. You do something about this, and do it FAST, or I will stay home on Election Day and reload ammo. I promise you that such is far more enjoyable to me than standing on line for 2 hours to vote for people that only mouth meaningless platitudes to get votes - but you can easily get me away from the reloading bench by fulfilling your sworn responsibilities.
Gov. Goodhair is a phony and a jerk. First he said TX didn’t need a law like AZ; then he read some tea leaves that said we think he is full of $h1t. So now he is BSing again. I agree with most of what has been said, but Bill White is opposed to photo ID at the polls, so that absolutely rules his @$$ out.
There are a lot of loser GOPers in the Statehouse including the Speaker, but replacing them with DemCraps is not the answer. We had our chance for fresh blood GOP and blew it!
And, in my opinion (don’t know how legal it would be), release a statement asking for help from citizens of other states.
When those citizens start to arrive, as I would, release another statement and video to the Feds saying “This is what REAL Americans do when they hear a cry for help from their fellow Americans - They respond!!”
GREAT post! I am from MN but I have a brother near McAllen, TX and a sister just north of Dallas. I would LOVE to fly to Texas or AZ and join this militia. And BTW, I am CCW holder as well.