[SoConPubbie]

Critics will call it a stunt and accuse Perry of showboating, but at least he is taking action

Well, when all Perry wants the National Guard to do is observe and report, instead of actually doing something to stop the invasion, like APPREHENDING them, which his staff have admitted he has the authority to do, what else are you going to call it but "Showboating"?

[snoringbear]

“Well, when all Perry wants the National Guard to do is observe and report, instead of actually doing something to stop the invasion, like APPREHENDING them, which his staff have admitted he has the authority to do, what else are you going to call it but “Showboating”?
5 posted on July 24, 2014 at 4:59:12 PM CDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They’re the same poison, just a different potency)”

You are correct. The Posse Comitatus Act does not apply to national Guard units if under state (governor) control. Perry is free to write the rules of engagement as he sees fit.

[rdcbn]

Informing the American people?

[Paladin2]

Video can be a potent weapon these days.