Texas governor asks state guard to monitor Army training amid suspicions of US government

Fox News ^ | April 28, 2015 | Associated Press (AP)

[WhiskeyX]

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state guard to monitor a U.S. military training exercise dubbed "Jade Helm 15" amid some residents' suspicions of the U.S. government's plan.

Abbott's request Tuesday comes after some residents in Bastrop County questioned a U.S. Army commander during a town meeting about whether the government was planning to confiscate guns or implement martial law.

[PAR35]

He’s the governor and they’re the National Guard...he can order them to do it.

Wrong. This is the Texas State Guard, not a National Guard component. It can't be federalized like the National Guard can.

[rockinqsranch]

“........some residents in Bastrop County questioned a U.S. Army commander during a town meeting about whether the government was planning to confiscate guns or implement martial law.”

One might think for the government to grab guns in Bastrop County that might be a tip off to the rest of the Nation as to the sinister purpose of the ongoing government exercise.

I don’t like Obama. I don’t like the military exercises ongoing, but I don’t think even this administration of his is stupid enough to start gun grabbing piece meal around the country. Word would spread, and it would become more difficult for them to do so.

Civil war and all that you know.

[Jim Robinson]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2015/05/02/403865824/texas-governor-deploys-state-guard-to-stave-off-obama-takeover

[patriot08]

Go Greg!

[Billthedrill]

I do think the thing has been blown out of proportion a bit, but I also think the attempt on the part of the media to relegate legitimate concerns about the matter has a little more mockery in it than is supported by fact, and if you don't believe me, I'll leave comment to the Cherokee, the Nez Perce, and the Sioux. There is absolutely nothing wrong with citizens demanding an accounting by their federal government. There is nothing paranoid, nothing misplaced, only an absolutely justifiable requirement that the federal government be accountable for its activities.

I highly doubt this is either any takeover or a dress rehearsal for it - the personnel are entirely wrong, for one thing, for another, it would be so far out of bounds of the U.S. military that it scarcely bears considering. This is not about paranoia, fantasies, or post-apocalyptic fiction. This is about accountability. If the federal government is dismayed about the very existence of people's concerns, then its personnel might benefit from asking themselves why it is.

[patriot08]

See my ‘bio’ page to see how big TX is. (Map of Tx imposed over Europe...how many US States would fit inside Tx..how many would fit in ONE TX COUNTY!

[patriot08]

Alaska is mostly a big chunk of ice.:)

[WhiskeyX]

Exactly correct. The military exercises have been conducted many times before and would likely be conducted many more times in the future. Nonetheless, the Federal Government is the ultimate responsibility of all U.S. Citizens and must remain accountable to them at all times for the Republic to continue to exist free of subversion and tyranny. Anyone who would question the right of accountability should expect U.S. Citizens and their elected representatives to find their objections to accountability to be sufficient reason for suspicion of their motives and their actions. Indeed, such conduct may make them unsuitable to continue to hold any government office and the trust of U.S. citizens.

[Calpublican]

Great Comment!

[SisterK]

Conspiracy theories are not just for whackos anymore.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[batterycommander]

I think that there is still a general resentment of the Union’s reconstruction period in Texas and other places in the South that leaves a sour taste in the mouths of southerners. This occupation in the civil area by the Federal forces seems like it could lead to that type of occupation. Texans are suspicious of Obama’s motives with good reason. The BLM occupation of private ranches and mines in the West lead one to think that Obama is becoming a dictator, and he has his eyes on the Texas border and other Texas areas and he is attempting to subdue a stubborn people who still believe in God and the Second Ammendment. If he wants a fight he’ll get one - Battery Commander, Captain, Texas State Guard, Oathkeeper.

[T-Bone Texan]

Patriot, you have an awesome bio page!

[WhiskeyX]

“Conspiracy theories are not just for whackos anymore.”

The problem with conspiracy theories is that real conspiracies are quite common and the deliberately faked conspiracy theories designed to deceive and the tinfoil hat mistaken conspiracy theories which deceive and mislead are even more common than the real conspiracy theories. The problem faced by the ordinary citizen is having the means and talent to accurately distinguish between the real and the not real conspiracy theories.

[FreedomStar3028]

I almost hope Obama tries to seize power as a dictator.

Please try. I mean, I don’t want that to happen, but I wouldn’t mind. Because it wouldn’t end well......for the left.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Not sure what to make of this video.

Operation Jade Helm - Armed National Guard Marching Through Ontario California - April 17th, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZihgUF25XKI

[Jack Hydrazine]

Entire Federal Martial Law Plan Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-PNPOiLjo

[Jack Hydrazine]

JADE HELM 15: DECODED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7rmt5089Mo

[Jack Hydrazine]

Rabbi Warns of Civil War in the United States
http://jpupdates.com/2015/03/26/rabbi-warns-of-civil-war-in-the-u-s-urges-jews-to-move-to-israel/

[LucyT]

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Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the State Guard to monitor a U.S. military training exercise dubbed "Jade Helm 15" amid some residents' suspicions of the U.S. government's plan.

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