A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday while trying to enter the U.S. near a section of the southern border where Texas National Guard soldiers have prevented federal Border Patrol agents from processing and rescuing migrants.

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[–] 127 points 2 years ago (3 children)
  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Yes. I live in a southern shithole and i'd completely get it if America decided to bomb the entire place into a parking lot with no warnings.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    No, please, bomb it into something other than a parking lot at least. The south already has way too fucking many of those.

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  • [–] 105 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Imagine being so shitty you make Border Patrol look like the fucking good guys.

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  • [–] 78 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Right after Abbott said Texas would shoot migrants.

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/greg-abbott-texas-shoot-migrants-border-biden-murder/

    He said he doesn't because Biden would charge them for murder. Charge them now.

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  • [–] 76 points 2 years ago

    Conservatives rejoice at the misery, oppression and death they cause. This is who conservatives are.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can we give Texas back to Mexico so they can learn a little bit about human rights?

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  • [+] 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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    [–] 41 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You could divert the trolley without killing anyone but they are immigrants what do you do?

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There is so much evil going on in this world you don't even have time to process each act anymore. Because there is something else every few hours.

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    [–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    On today's episode of "The cruelty is the point"

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I didn't realize states had the power to block federal personnel from performing their duties. Maybe they should activate the National Guard to protect the border patrol guys so they can do their jobs.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They don't but they told their soldiers they do. Federal border control isn't going to get in a shootout over it while it goes through the legal system.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    What's got me is, why bother with the legal system? Just call up the Texas National Guard into federal service and order them to enforce the law as regards Border Patrol's access to the border. If they refuse, court martial 'em. Either way, Border Patrol gets access to the border to cut down Texas' illegal barriers, and Abbott gets an unsubtle reminder about how the states are subordinate to the federal government. Win-win scenario.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So, these agents hear about an emergency situation at the park, but when they get there Texas state cops don't want to let them enter, so the agents... Just give up and go home? Gosh, no wonder people in Congress are talking about more funding for securing the border, we apparently don't even give our Border Patrol firearms if this is how easy it is to stop them.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Are you suggesting the Border Patrol get into a shooting match with the TX national guard? Both sides are armed. It deserves a court case, not a gun fight.

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why is the federal government waiting for access from a state like Texas? Their officials are monsters and should be steamrolled to save lives.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    When they grandly talk that every soldier must refuse orders going against human rights, and if not, be legible to be tried and punished afterwards, they are talking about these kind of orders...

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Let's remember this when Texas' grid needs federal help again.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Fuck red states. If people want to deny other people assistance in times of need, I say we do the same to them.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I get what you mean here, but I MUST point out that many people who live in red states don't believe in the same ideology, or can't get out.

    If there were a way to selectively punish the policy makers, and those that support it, I'm game. But this sounds like the same indiscriminate punishment rhetoric that Israel is using. (Please don't take offense, I know it's not how you meant it, just pointing it out)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I mean, we know who the republicans are.

    Personally, I think no one who currently holds office as a republican should be allowed to hold any government office or work at any private entity that works with the government.

    They've had years to leave the party as it has slid down into the nightmare it is today. The party is a hate group. Staying a member is damning.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Biden needs to send the Army in and take over the Texas Border enforcement.

    Army outranks the National Guard, especially the state ones. The POTUS absolutely also does have power to command any National Guard unit to stand down as well.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Biden needs to send the Army in and take over the Texas Border enforcement.

    He legally can't. He is not able to unilaterally use the military as a domestic police force. This keeps the executive from using the military as their personal cudgel.

    I agree with the strong arming via national guard though. I think there are some hoops, but there's absolutely plenty of precedent for a president taking command of a state's national guard (specifically in regard to border control as well).

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    This crime occurred when people were crossing the border. The FBI needs to get involved and charge all involved with giving the order and physically restraining the agents with two counts of murder, and all present (excepting the Border Patrol agents) with accessory to murder.

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