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Feds say Texas is blocking Border Patrol from a section of the border, ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene
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Even simpler than that. Biden is the Commander in Chief. Abbot can mobilize the National Guard in his state, but at the end of the day if their commander receives a stand down order direct from the President, they MUST obey, or it's insubordination and the penalty for insubordination within the military is much higher than in the private sector.
The ol' Eisenhower special, "fuck your segregation supporting national guard, now they're my integration enforcing national guard."
Genuinely shocked more presidents haven't whipped that one out against insubordinate governors, by now I'd have made a show of having them arrest Abbott on charges of human trafficking for the bus shit.
That... assumes they listen. these fuckwits are already overstepping their legal authority. But yes, anyone in the Nat Guard should get a stand-down order and told to fuck off, and refusal... well FAFO applies.
The problem is that Abbot is not just using Nat Guard, but also local cops. (and park rangers,). Those lot should get hit with federal obstruction charges.
This is the same and easiest answer. National guard is on fed payroll. See how long they stay the course pro bono.
What is Biden waiting for? Is he trying to de-escalate the situation in some other way?
He's being a coward like Democrats always are.
Sure would be nice to have actual opposition to the fascists. We get the Democrats instead.