I think the governor could activate the National Guard to protect the border, but it’s doubtful he could get the federal government to pay for it or provide any support.
0bama might even order the National Guard to stand down. Then what?
Well that would be an interesting situation. I would like to see a governor start the ball rolling. Who’s got the guts to do it.
He could do what Eisenhower did.
I think that is the major problem, Texas does not want to pay for the activated Guard salaries knowing that they will not be paid back. Also, there would be a command crisis if Obama ordered them to stand-down. I don’t think Perry wants to go that far. Still, he could call up the State Guard or Sheriff’s posses to police the border.
Then he would show his true colors and even more Americans could see what he is up to.
It would be militia time.
Since, as a taxpayer, I am going to pay for all these illegals to be in Texas, I would not mind my tax dollars being used to keep them out. I also would not mind if Texas used a chunk of its Rainy Day fund to pay for the Guard. I would rather use the money for that purpose than to keep funding the worthless public schools and their union or to fund even more welfare payments than we already are.
I do wonder how many minutes it would take Obama to tell them to stand down and what the fallout from that decision would be. Of course if New Mexico and Arizona did this at the same time it could certainly change the political landscape pretty quick.
Just wish Perry would do it to force Obama’s hand.