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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTex. Gov. Abbott has his own kinda private Guard to prevent Jade Helm from taking over Texas.
So there are 2 stories here.
One is that the extensive military exercise Jade Helm is gonna happen this summer, and some people in the affected states are,
at best, suspicious, and at worst, downright foaming at the mouth paranoid.
Well, Gov. Abbott of Texas has come out to help his nervous citizens:
Now here is real interesting part.....Abbott is talking about the Texas Guard...NOT the National Guard.
dear Jaunita Jean , who channels Molly Ivins like nobody's business, explains...
The Texas Guard is for people too old or too chicken to join the real military. They are for civil help only, like cleaning up after a hurricane. They do not get to carry guns, even if they have one.
Link for more and esp. reader comments from someone who was IN the Texas Guard:
http://juanitajean.com/ding-ding-ding-we-have-a-winner/#comments
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)Texas is hardly the only state with it's own State Guard or variant of one, although it may be the largest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:State_defense_forces_of_the_United_States
MA, CA, CT, IL & MD all have a state defense force and none of those states can be considered politically conservative.
Texas State Guard goes all the way back to 1871 with roots even farther back then that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Guard
Gothmog
(143,999 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Its mostly old white guys pretending to be soldiers once in a while. Very little martial training. When activated, they typically provide disaster relief and are unarmed.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and keep Texas FREE of Federal Gov't rule.
And apparently the closed Wal-Mart stores are gonna be used to incarcerate Free-dumb loving Texans....
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Saphire
(2,437 posts)and fishing licences" for joining.