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YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

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Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

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YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The Justice Department is suing Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that the state placed on the Rio Grande to stop migrants from entering the U.S.
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    Sending in the military to enforce legal guidelines is literally that but okay?

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      Oh no, one of our states is unilaterally performing acts of war, but pOSsE cOmITatUS, guess our hands are tied, aw shucks

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        Yes - same way Trump couldn’t send in the military and had to rely on states’ national guards to clear protesters before that infamous photo-op in front of the church

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          Those guys were from BoP if I recall correctly

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        Sometimes it’s good to be reminded teenagers use the internet, too, I guess.

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          Let us know when you hit 20.

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            My knees really wish

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          Well said!

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          And I left reddit for this…

          You can always tell when you’re debating a child. There’s no factual debate, just emotional, cutesy quips that garner upvotes.

          Works on social media! Not so much when you have to produce and report results IRL.

          I’d love a “porn” social media, where you have to prove your age to participate. How much saner would that be?!

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      Sending the military to remove an obstruction at the border is not policing.

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        Your right, but OP was incorrect in using the word policing when the Act passed by congress actually uses the words “domestic” law enforcement; (imo) arguably this includes any action that stems from enforcing laws on domestic, as opposed to foreign, soil. Further the exceptions allow for military to “provide” resources that support domestic enforcement officer which (again imo) would not extend to ‘not providing/actually removing’ resources that domestic enforcement officers do already have…

        All that to say what the act does do is create a grey area that can be argued either way and which does force the federal government to have to think twice about using the military for such matters… for better or for worse

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        What is it, then?

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          It’s removing an obstruction at the border.

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            So they’re janitors?

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              Are you unclear on what obstruction means?

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                I’m unclear as to what y’all think the military does I guess?

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                  Seems like you’re unclear on a lot.

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                    I mean I feel like I’m asking you how this is not a police action and you’ve given me nothing so ok

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