The Guard are plainly not there to act as border patrol, or DPS. Rick said so.
The Guard are acting only as observers. Rick said so.
The Guard are there to “show a presence”. Rick said so.
This means they are authorized to wear a uniform, to be assigned a rock to stand on, and as necessary the Guardsmen are allowed to point, and to say, “Look over there.”
Rick said as much.
There are questions whether they are even armed, or armed with rubber bullets. They may not arrest, or detain. They are there to basically watch the INVASION.
Sounds like the people of TX aren’t getting our money’s worth from Rick. I hope Abbott can be a forceful candidate, or he could go under on November 4 with the other invaders.
The reason they are not CBP is they are in a state status, not federal.
However, they are working with DPS directly... Rick said so.
Air support to DPS is part of the plan.
The focus is criminal elements.
Why do you want them tipping their hand about arms status and RUF?
You say it’s not enough, but the deployment hasn’t even taken effect yet...
And back to my original comment, the author of this article exhibits such limited knowledge about the guard and PC that’s it makes the entire premise, and therefore the entire article, ridiculous.
Also note... Rick said... he formally requested from the president, months ago, that guardsmen in a federal status (not this crew, they are state) be granted powers of detention and arrest. The president, of course, declined.
Why is... let’s wait and see... such a horrible idea?
It’s not what I would do, but I am in favor of steps in the right direction, and willing to see how reality plays out before I cast judgement.
Cheaper drones. Cool.