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hadEnuf

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18. Trump is pushing for a red state to invade a blue state.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:01 PM

Sep 2025

That should give the southern civil war morons wet dreams.

This is symbolic. The red states are practically Confederate at this point and Trump is stroking that to the hilt.

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A red flag in something JB Pritzker said: [View all] Chasstev365 Sep 2025 OP

We know Texan males tend to wear big hats to compensate for ____________. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1

Beers, Steers & Queers ZDU Sep 2025 #2

Reason everything is bigger in texass! mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #3

When did legality have anything to do with Trump or the National Guard? RockRaven Sep 2025 #4

A plot requires plotting. No red flag, TACO is not ad libbing regardless how stupid, illegal, unconstitutional ... marble falls Sep 2025 #5

Invasion should be met with deadly force. TommyT139 Sep 2025 #6

That would be an invasion Arazi Sep 2025 #7

Malcolm Nance said stop comparing this to the rise of the Nazis. Start comparing it to the occupation Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #8

Blockade the bridges over the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. roamer65 Sep 2025 #9

Oh, that's good! Chasstev365 Sep 2025 #10

Having Ben in the Texas National Guard many years ago, I've never heard of such... ashredux Sep 2025 #11

Isn't Texas more Democrat? KentuckyWoman Sep 2025 #12

No. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #23

Governors from multiple states sent NG to DC. Frasier Balzov Sep 2025 #13

DC is a Federal district. Illinois is a sovereign state. CanonRay Sep 2025 #14

If Texas invades Illinois Frasier Balzov Sep 2025 #15

I could see Pritzker blockading the bridges CanonRay Sep 2025 #17

I think that legally it's Congress that needs to request a deployment in DC AdamGG Sep 2025 #16

Under the Home Rule Act James48 Sep 2025 #19

Trump is pushing for a red state to invade a blue state. hadEnuf Sep 2025 #18

I don't think National Gaurd Troops serving in other sates is unprecidented. Gore1FL Sep 2025 #20

Doesn't the governor request them though? LeftInTX Sep 2025 #24

FWIW: A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that Texas "is not preparing to deploy troops to Illinois," ... mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 #21

I have more faith in Pritzker misanthrope Sep 2025 #22