Power Grab: Biden Admin Tries to Control National Guard, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Claps Back

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Power Grab: Biden Admin Tries to Control National Guard, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Claps Back
Bob Hoge


In yet another power grab by the Biden Administration, the Defense Department in March asked Congress to override an existing law that requires governors to approve changes to National Guard units. The proposal would allow the Defense Department to have unilateral power to transfer units to the Space Force because perhaps they’re preparing for an alien invasion or something.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), long a thorn in the side of Biden on the illegal immigration issue because the president refuses to protect our borders while the Republican governor takes the border invasion seriously, is fighting back and pointed out in a letter to the White House that the move would shatter long-time precedent.

    “Although the Texas Air National Guard does not have these types of missions, I strongly oppose any attempt to sideline governors when it comes to their respective National Guards,” Abbott wrote in his letter, dated May 3. "Congress has long required the consent of a governor before units can be transferred out of the National Guard he commands.”

Abbott argued that the proposal would set a dangerous precedent and was nothing more than a “power grab.”

    “By departing from this sensible arrangement and allowing the Secretaries to dismantle National Guard units on a whim, Legislative Proposal 480 would set a dangerous precedent. Members of the Texas National Guard must always stand ready to respond to natural disasters, civil disturbances, and cartel activity that threaten our way of life,” Abbott continued.

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[Free Vulcan]

Absolutely. The Nat'l Guard is a state force, it's already a travesty that they have been folded into the military at-large, but at least they are confined internal emergencies and overseas activation with a Governor's agreement.

It's nothing but a politicized moved to use them to carry out the President's political agenda, and create the equivalent to Obama's Civilian Army to use against the citizens and get around Posse Commitatus.