Huge question, that. Broadly speaking, the left has, for the last century at least, pursued control of the federal government while attempting to expand its powers for one reason: that's the biggest lever of power in the country. It's the reason issues "reserved to the States" have been essentially co-opted by the federals - it's a nice tidy route to authoritarian government.
This has foundered, ironically, on the "sanctuary" movement among states that insist on continuing their support of illegal immigration over (rightful) federal intervention - it ended up bringing states' rights back to the fore. Those states that countered with sanctuary movements with respect to the 2nd Amendment and their own border control have solidified that as a central question in American government once again. It's been an issue since 1787 and it hasn't gone away.
To return such considerations into the hands of the states may well be the single overweening theme in the politics of the 20's, especially now that the federal front-end, illegitimate president and incompetent vice-president, have proven so incredibly weak. I'm guessing that's the new battleground. And the oldest one.
I may have missed something, but I’m just talking about these clowns from Texas. It’s a state issue. Let Paxton deal with it.
I do agree 100% about the acres taking over. They know they have control over damn near everything, so no one would stop them. There is a way to stop them, but America isn’t about that anymore.
Agreed that the exodus by plane is not only a state issue.
Can someone here answer the “why” question?
The ‘WHO’ is Mr. Ziade, U.S. citizen with strong honorary Lebanon ties. He is a BIG shot, whose BIG conglomerate is “Growth Holdings”. Look it up - wow!
The ‘WHAT’ is an airplane(s) full of a few TX Dems.
The ‘WHERE’ is D.C. and TV cameras.
The big WHY?
1) Is Lebanon interested in profits from Growth Holdings in TX via Space X and/or Tesla (Elon Mosk) who apparently needs workers, housing for his workers, and perhaps some tax deals from Austin?
2) Are the ‘brave’ TX politicians being lobbied to make the road less bumpy for Mosk?
3) What does Ziade expect in return for his plane(s) and why is TX government now offering their own plane for return of the pawns, instead of Ziade’s plane(s) being on stand-by?
How much of the growing campaign contributions will be reported by the flying pawns?
If I had a huge profile, I would cut and run now before the flying farce spills over on to Growth Holdings.