Reuters Exclusive: Obama Sends Team to Texas to Assess Need for National Guard Deployment

Reuters ^ | Wednesday, July 23, 2014 | Jeff Mason

[kristinn]

President Barack Obama has sent a team to Texas to assess whether a U.S. National Guard deployment would help to handle an immigration crisis at the Mexican border, White House officials told Reuters on Wednesday, having so far resisted Republican calls for such a move.

The team, made up of officials from the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, departed on Tuesday and will be on the ground through Thursday.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I hate this POS administration and can’t wait until 20 Jan 2017.

[BitWielder1]

The only mission is to FIND FAULT with the National Guard deployment.

[tumblindice]

A herpetologist posited that he was hatched from an egg,
but believed the mother was reptilian.
And named ‘Valerie.’

[llevrok]

I suspect the “findings” will be that the TX has no right to deploy. That will create a big Constitutional question and could be the final blow to the republican form of government.

I also would charge back whether the use of military bases is appropriate and legal for civilian use. Posse Comitatus in reverse?

[Steven Tyler]

Obama>The border has never been more secure.
In fact, hundreds of Children evade our border security measures, gaining access to the US....of wait

[TLI]

[VerySadAmerican]

He’s going to take over Perry’s troops.

[dalebert]

Lawyers to prevent border security. Got to ask what his motive is?

[dalebert]

What Homeland Security. We don’t have any.

[ArmstedFragg]

In the Rodney King riots in 92, the Governor called out the California National Guard, which partnered with the Sheriffs Department in performing law enforcement duties. Shortly thereafter, Bush 1 sent in Federal troops. As part of his action, he federalized the National Guard, which immediately prevented them from providing assistance in enforcement duties because of the Posse Comitatus Act. Essentially, they were no longer able to perform about 90% of the duties they’d been performing.

Could be Obie’s thinking of something like that.

[woofie]

When leading from behind it is important to encourage others to hurry up and get ahead

[vaudine]

Name that team: 3 "we know better than the boots on the ground" State Dept. apologists and 5 "dude" guys from the Obama campaign staff.

vaudine

[justa-hairyape]

Can you tell this guy never had a father?

That is supposed to make you the man of the house. Taking care of your siblings. Obama's problems are that he never ever left campaign mode. You do not have to make decisions while in campaign mode. All you have to do is vote present. And that is what he is doing now. Voting present in Texas.

[hinckley buzzard]

Realizes Perry is making him look bad.

[MaxMax]

No, Obama heard on the news that the NG can be deployed with orders to just stand there and
watch the illegals walk by. Obama can live with that kind of helping out.

[sten]

ME TOO!!

he’s such a phony pos

[true believer forever]

using federal contractors (GS4 based out if Jupiter, FL")

would you happen to know the name of the contractor. I would appreciate any information you could share with me....thx.

[MasterGunner01]

Have the Texas Department of Public Safety detain them until they can be flown out, space available, on a TXANG 136th Air Wing C-130.

[jimt]

It’d be nice if he stopped ASSessing and actually did something positive for a change.

Every time he gets caught with his pants down, he starts lying. Blatantly.

[freekitty]

ROTFLOL. Sure he is.