The Texas governor is essentially saying that federal supremacy at the border has been rendered null and void by a federal refusal to enforce federal law. Can Texas get away with it?
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322 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 26 Jan
As an outside observer a standoff like this felt somewhat inevitable.
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121 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Jan
It is going to be interesting to see how it plays out. I imagine if a bunch of armed ranchers were able to stand their ground against the feds, then the Texas National Guard should be able to as well.
What's fascinating to me is wondering why this is so important to the regime that they are willing to pursue keeping the border open so insistently. There are thousands of miles of desert that they could be sneaking people through and just claim that it's not possible to patrol it all.
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301 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 26 Jan
One would imagine with the democrats digging in their heels on the "your a raging xenophobe if you want to secure the border" position over the past 8 years that they don't want to give any ground back now with Trump as the likely candidate.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Jan
True, but they don't currently occupy the relevant ground. We'll see if they can get the guard to move.
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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Jan
You have family in Texas, though, right?
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301 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 26 Jan
Yes, most of my wife's immediate family is in Texas now.
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28 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 26 Jan
#402399
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