Kudos to @BlueHogReport catching this post from “Texas Patriots for Secession” earlier in the week: He’s right on the nose. MAGA “patriots” want to have their cake and eat it, too, when it comes to the involvement of the federal government in their lives. It’s laughable; perhaps it was even meant tongue-in-cheek. But when it comes to Texas and the states supporting it in its battle against federal control of immigration policy and enforcement, there’s nothing funny going on.
Those of us who live in Texas see this nonsense every day, at every level of "gummint." The people who run this state, from local school boards to town & city mayors to county sheriffs and on to Austin, are cynical (not to mention corrupt as all get-out).
How much did AG Paxton's PAC contribute the Lt. Governor's PAC? $3 million. Who presided over AG Paxton's impeachment trial? The Lt. Governor. I don't know about you, but I'm seeing a pattern...
I say let them secede. Their electrical grid is already third world. After a couple of hurricanes they might stop screwing around. And NO you can’t get social security checks. That would be foreign aid and, of course, we have to stop giving that out.
It's OK, Joyce. I'll dislike Abbott for you even though he has dogs. Remember, even Hitler had dogs. Abbott and his AG, Paxton are cruel and fascist leaning. Apparently their version of Christianity has Jesus calling for razor wire to maim the poor. I wonder how many dead guardsmen and border agents he's willing to sacrifice in his newest political stunt. Hate feeds him and his cronies.
While i just love the names of Abbot’s dogs, his attitude toward the law, the United States Supreme Court, and his disregard for human life makes me fairly sure someone else in his family named those dogs!
Thank you for "unless you're Texas". comments. I live in CA. We have the busiest immigrant crossing from Mexico. We don't have a problem. We welcome the migrants, process them through, and put them to work. Let us not ask what the USA is doing wrong, but rather what Texas is doing wrong. If you had a salad in the last few years, thank a migrant worker in CA.
Republicans don't actually want to stop immigration, and certainly not when they're in charge. They know that it would crash the economy, not just from what immigrants spend but because they are essential to the work force. Residential construction would grind to a halt and food prices would soar.
This is all just political theater. Good on Biden for calling their bluff.
I was not aware of Governor Abbott’s impressive official bio. I thought he was just a MAGA good ole boy trying to please Trump. Clearly, he knows he is disregarding the law to score points. All the other states, not even near a border, agreeing with him are also on the Trump bandwagon. I think even a middle schooler would agree that federal law beats state law every time. It looks like the beginning of a Civil War. We need to act instead of react. Maybe we should ask Taylor Swift to get involved as they are afraid of her.
It’s easy to say, “Let Texas secede”, but that’s not a viable solution. What about the people who live in Texas who don’t support Abbott & his draconian policies? Just cut them off government support, such as health care and/or social security that they have earned through years of work? Just bow to Abbott because he’s defying our Constitution? How would that work? I don’t have a quick or easy answer to this problem, but building a wall around Texas isn’t the solution.
George Wallace decided to ignore the US Supreme Court by refusing to integrate the university of Alabama ....and then this happened:
“Kennedy issued Executive Order 11111, which had already been prepared, authorizing the federalization of the Alabama National Guard under the Insurrection Act of 1807.[15] Four hours later, Guard General Henry Graham commanded Wallace to step aside, saying, "Sir, it is my sad duty to ask you to step aside under the orders of the President of the United States." Wallace then spoke further, but eventually moved, and Malone and Hood completed their registration.”
Damn. Idaho, my state, was one of those that decided to sign on with this sort of insurrection (can I call it that? Seems like that is what it almost is.)
It's appalling and disgraceful that this so called crisis which could be resolved with funding and judges and meaningful compassionate legislation continues for a fear based political cudgel, all bowing to the most meaningless discompassionate despot this nation has been influenced by - Donnie the Pig.
Given the behavior of Ken Paxton, Abbot having served as Texas’’s AG certainly seems like a training ground for bending the law to suit political and personal purposes.
Is someone looking into where the people he is bussing to Denver came from, how they got into his "hands" to be put on these buses? It seems like nothing is being done to thwart this human trafficking, even when done in conspiracy with other Governors...and others...why isn't he having them driven back across the border if their being here undocumented is truly the issue. None of this makes sense. Map est is 1000 miles Co to Mx
Those of us who live in Texas see this nonsense every day, at every level of "gummint." The people who run this state, from local school boards to town & city mayors to county sheriffs and on to Austin, are cynical (not to mention corrupt as all get-out).
How much did AG Paxton's PAC contribute the Lt. Governor's PAC? $3 million. Who presided over AG Paxton's impeachment trial? The Lt. Governor. I don't know about you, but I'm seeing a pattern...
I say let them secede. Their electrical grid is already third world. After a couple of hurricanes they might stop screwing around. And NO you can’t get social security checks. That would be foreign aid and, of course, we have to stop giving that out.
It's OK, Joyce. I'll dislike Abbott for you even though he has dogs. Remember, even Hitler had dogs. Abbott and his AG, Paxton are cruel and fascist leaning. Apparently their version of Christianity has Jesus calling for razor wire to maim the poor. I wonder how many dead guardsmen and border agents he's willing to sacrifice in his newest political stunt. Hate feeds him and his cronies.
While i just love the names of Abbot’s dogs, his attitude toward the law, the United States Supreme Court, and his disregard for human life makes me fairly sure someone else in his family named those dogs!
Oh can’t we allow Texas to secede?! We could fortify the northern borders of the new country.
And Republicans wouldn’t win the US presidency for at least a generation.
Texas. How embarrassing. For them.
I keep hearing there are a lot of “good” people in Texas, but I’m just not seeing it. Where are the mass protests? Crickets....
Abbott/Patrick for Prison, 2024
Texas is big mad that TaylorSwift made it to the Superbowl before Zak Prescott.
Thank you for "unless you're Texas". comments. I live in CA. We have the busiest immigrant crossing from Mexico. We don't have a problem. We welcome the migrants, process them through, and put them to work. Let us not ask what the USA is doing wrong, but rather what Texas is doing wrong. If you had a salad in the last few years, thank a migrant worker in CA.
Republicans don't actually want to stop immigration, and certainly not when they're in charge. They know that it would crash the economy, not just from what immigrants spend but because they are essential to the work force. Residential construction would grind to a halt and food prices would soar.
This is all just political theater. Good on Biden for calling their bluff.
I was not aware of Governor Abbott’s impressive official bio. I thought he was just a MAGA good ole boy trying to please Trump. Clearly, he knows he is disregarding the law to score points. All the other states, not even near a border, agreeing with him are also on the Trump bandwagon. I think even a middle schooler would agree that federal law beats state law every time. It looks like the beginning of a Civil War. We need to act instead of react. Maybe we should ask Taylor Swift to get involved as they are afraid of her.
It’s easy to say, “Let Texas secede”, but that’s not a viable solution. What about the people who live in Texas who don’t support Abbott & his draconian policies? Just cut them off government support, such as health care and/or social security that they have earned through years of work? Just bow to Abbott because he’s defying our Constitution? How would that work? I don’t have a quick or easy answer to this problem, but building a wall around Texas isn’t the solution.
George Wallace decided to ignore the US Supreme Court by refusing to integrate the university of Alabama ....and then this happened:
“Kennedy issued Executive Order 11111, which had already been prepared, authorizing the federalization of the Alabama National Guard under the Insurrection Act of 1807.[15] Four hours later, Guard General Henry Graham commanded Wallace to step aside, saying, "Sir, it is my sad duty to ask you to step aside under the orders of the President of the United States." Wallace then spoke further, but eventually moved, and Malone and Hood completed their registration.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door
Damn. Idaho, my state, was one of those that decided to sign on with this sort of insurrection (can I call it that? Seems like that is what it almost is.)
It's appalling and disgraceful that this so called crisis which could be resolved with funding and judges and meaningful compassionate legislation continues for a fear based political cudgel, all bowing to the most meaningless discompassionate despot this nation has been influenced by - Donnie the Pig.
So weird. This despotic cult.
Given the behavior of Ken Paxton, Abbot having served as Texas’’s AG certainly seems like a training ground for bending the law to suit political and personal purposes.
Is someone looking into where the people he is bussing to Denver came from, how they got into his "hands" to be put on these buses? It seems like nothing is being done to thwart this human trafficking, even when done in conspiracy with other Governors...and others...why isn't he having them driven back across the border if their being here undocumented is truly the issue. None of this makes sense. Map est is 1000 miles Co to Mx
From Snooes:
Norwegians say "Texas" as slang to mean wild or crazy.
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A claim about Norwegian slang has regularly been shared on Texas-oriented social media
accounts for nearly a decade: Residents of the Scandinavian nation use the name of the U.S. state as a word for something crazy and lawless.
For example, the assertion was shared to the subreddit r/Texas in this September 2023 post: