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President Biden Urged to Seize Texas National Guard - Joe Manchin Calls for National Emergency
ReD State ^ | Jan. 24, 2024 | Ward Clark

Posted on 01/24/2024 8:50:43 PM PST by chickenlips

On Wednesday, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) called on President Biden to "seize" the Texas National Guard by calling them into Federal service, removing them from the command and control of the State of Texas. This is presumably in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's defiant tone towards the Biden Administration on closing the border.

A Texas congressman has urged President Biden to take the state's National Guard under federal control if Republican Governor Greg Abbott defies a Supreme Court ruling allowing federal agents to remove razor wire from a section of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The call was made by Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro after Abbott posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying the Texas National Guard would continue to "hold the line in Eagle's Pass," a popular migrant crossing point, stating: "Texas will not back down from our efforts to secure the border in Biden's absence."

Castro re-shared Abbott's post on his own X account, adding: "Governor Greg Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border.

As of this writing, there has been no action on this by the Biden Administration.

This idea by Rep. Castro raises some interesting questions:

1) Were the President to activate the Texas National Guard under Title 10, what would their orders be? To assist federal officers in throwing open the gates?

2)What happens if members of the Texas National Guard refuse activation and instead continue to follow the orders of TX-ANG officers and Governor Abbott?

3)What if the Texas Guard splits, and former comrades end up facing each other across that red line?

4)If the Pentagon sends federal troops... SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: biden; bidenbordercrisis; border; clonk; fjb; globalism; gregabbott; joaquincastro; joemanchin; nationalguard; nationalization; nationalsecurity; security; seizejoaquincastro; texas; texasstateguard; thetater
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To: Bullish

Pretty much!


81 posted on 01/24/2024 10:46:40 PM PST by antceecee
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To: Iron Munro

Pray that is not true.


82 posted on 01/24/2024 10:47:21 PM PST by antceecee
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To: chickenlips

Little commie prick.


83 posted on 01/24/2024 10:48:25 PM PST by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: magooey

The ussr had fully disarmed citizens. They also had several large purges in the millions. And famines that killed millions.


84 posted on 01/24/2024 10:48:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: cowboyusa

Why haven’t they impeached Biden yet? We’re into year four of his nonsense.
The gop are capons.


85 posted on 01/24/2024 10:54:43 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: chickenlips

Castro? What’s he doing here? Thought he was dead.


86 posted on 01/24/2024 10:56:15 PM PST by Wdempsey (Democrats and slinkys.. Both useless but fun to push down stairs.v v ely)
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To: chickenlips

The democrats truly hate this nation.


87 posted on 01/24/2024 10:58:12 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eye)
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To: BenLurkin

The Framers never anticipated the Gov’t would violate its own laws.


88 posted on 01/24/2024 11:05:41 PM PST by Rennes Templar (Come back, President Trump.)
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To: All

> Instead, I predict the President, through DOJ, will issue a warrant for Abbot’s arrest.

That will go over well in DC and bomb everywhere else.

Everyone listen:

Brandon wears a pink tutu.

Repeat, Brandon wears a pink tutu.


89 posted on 01/24/2024 11:07:59 PM PST by SteveH
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To: All

This message is for Brandon.

他媽的

Repeat, 他媽的


90 posted on 01/24/2024 11:10:57 PM PST by SteveH
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To: Rennes Templar

> The Framers never anticipated the Gov’t would violate its own laws.

Yes they certainly did, see Amendment II.


91 posted on 01/24/2024 11:12:30 PM PST by SteveH
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To: Responsibility2nd

Love it; all 50 states need to give these people the finger; maybe then they will get the message that We the People are pi**ed.


92 posted on 01/24/2024 11:13:38 PM PST by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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To: chickenlips
Another click on the Here. We. Go. ratchet.

Weapons check time.

93 posted on 01/24/2024 11:17:48 PM PST by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: MinorityRepublican

> But first, Joe will probably send one of his handlers to the Governor’s Mansion to meet Abbott. If Abbot does not submit to the federal authority, then Joe will have Abbot arrested.

Abbott can set up a perimeter where no one who is armed is allowed to cross. A few hundred armed militia should suffice. Call it texas home land security, checking for and confiscating all assault weapons.

I would not be surprised if thousands of volunteers happily show up.

Joe can call all the F-15s he wants, but I am optimistic that no USA pilot will bomb or strafe US citizens. Even from today’s USAF.


94 posted on 01/24/2024 11:19:26 PM PST by SteveH
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To: chickenlips
Castro re-shared Abbott's post on his own X account, adding: "Governor Greg Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border.

There wouldn't be any chaos at the border if the democrats didn't enable it.

Our country is being hijacked by traitors who the people themselves, stupidly elected to represent them.

95 posted on 01/24/2024 11:26:42 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

> but not from the Union.

iirc secession at the state level was never judicially adjudicated. the feds decided that they were wrong, and then refused to leave state land. a state citizen fired the first shot of that war. true, it did not end well for the states that seceded, but johnson was never tried for treason, even after the war. his so-called treason? ...never judicially adjudicated.


96 posted on 01/24/2024 11:31:43 PM PST by SteveH
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To: SteveH
but johnson was never tried for treason

I think you meant to say Davis was never tried for treason.

97 posted on 01/24/2024 11:42:52 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

> I think you meant to say Davis was never tried for treason

Sorry, yes, I was just writing from (obviously faulty) memory.


98 posted on 01/24/2024 11:48:24 PM PST by SteveH
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To: chickenlips

Biden keeps spreading the lie that a future Trump Presidency could allow Trump to be a dictator.

He’s rushing to show how a Dem dictator actually does things right now.


99 posted on 01/25/2024 12:02:03 AM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: magooey

Yes, Biden’s military threat.

I have a feeling President Kamala Harris (like the thankfully thwarted Hillary ) would act in that feminist style of dictatorship that many women bosses use. In order to stave off criticism of not being as strong and tough as a man would be, they are hyper macho and mean which is how they perceive males are.

Thus, Harris could use nuclear war brinksmanship in every encounter. Like North Korea and Iran act to us.


100 posted on 01/25/2024 12:06:58 AM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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