border. the new york times reports many ordered to the border have complained of poor planning, pay problems, and a lack of basic equipment. like winter gear for the cold or thistle scopes for medics. there have been covid outbreaks on hastily created bases, where dozens of soldiers crowd together in mobile quarters so tight that commanders call them submarine trailers. hundreds sought waivers because of the missions uncertain length and the disruptions it would create for their families, and were denied. in some cases, arrest warrants were issued for those who failed to report for duty. so, consider that. the national is empowered to address no one at the border. but that members of the national guard may be arrested in texas but for not participating in the governor s political stunt. according to interviews and a
non working power grid, 200 people dead because of it, and there s more. the republican governor of texas, greg abbott, has said the texas national guard to the mexican border where the national guard has absolutely no legal authority whatsoever. border control is the responsibility of the federal government. but the governor of texas in defiance of the federal texas national guard to the border in what is clearly a nothing but a political stunt. the national guard has no authority and no purpose at the border. the new york times reports many ordered to the border have complained of poor planning, pay problems, and a lack of basic equipment. like winter gear for the cold