{"id":2159306,"date":"2024-01-25T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/take-control-of-texas-national-guard-democrats-urge-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:01:37","slug":"take-control-of-texas-national-guard-democrats-urge-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/take-control-of-texas-national-guard-democrats-urge-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats urge Biden to assume control of the Texas National Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftake-control-of-texas-national-guard-democrats-urge-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2159306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Texas Democrats Call on President Biden to Take \u2063Control of Texas National Guard<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Texas Democrats in Congress this week urged President Joe Biden to take control of the Texas National Guard in response to\u200d Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s \u200brefusal to \u2064relinquish control of a section\u2062 of the state&#8217;s\u2062 southern\u200c border.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Governor Greg Abbott is\u200b using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos\u200b at the \u2062border,&#8221; exclaimed Representative Joaquin Castro \u200don X. &#8220;If Abbott\u2062 is defying yesterday&#8217;s Supreme Court\u200b ruling, @POTUS\u200b needs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-call-on-biden-to-seize-control-of-texas-national-guard-from-abbott\/\" title=\"Democrats urge Biden to take control of Texas National Guard from Abbott\">establish sole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-devastating-consequences-of-the-democrat-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"4 Devastating Consequences Of The Democrat \u2018For The People Act\u2019\">federal control<\/a><\/a> of the Texas National Guard now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I agree with @JoaquinCastrotx: if Abbott is defying yesterday&#8217;s \u200dSupreme Court ruling, @POTUS needs to establish sole federal control of the Texas National Guard,&#8221; posted Representative Greg Casar to X Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Presidents have the authority \u2062under certain \u2064circumstances to federalize state National Guard troops,\u2064 such as when President Dwight D. Eisenhower took control of the Arkansas National Guard \u200dto integrate a school in Little\u200d Rock. Such occurrences are\u200b rare, however.<\/p>\n<p>Castro and Casar&#8217;s posts came in response to Abbott&#8217;s insistence that \u200b&#8221;Texas is not backing down&#8221; after the Supreme \u2064Court\u200c temporarily \u2063allowed the Biden administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-dhs-for-cutting-razor-wire-fence-to-let-in-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Texas AG Ken Paxton sues DHS over illegal immigrant entry via cut razor wire fence.\">cut razor wire<\/a> the\u200c state had erected. During the case&#8217;s\u200c litigation, the Texas \u2064National \u2064Guard seized control of a 2.5-mile stretch of the border\u200c that includes Eagle Pass, a highly trafficked crossing point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the significance of the Texas Democrats&#8217; request for President Biden to take\u200d control of the Texas National Guard in relation to the ongoing debate over border security and \u200dimmigration<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Texas \u200cDemocrats \u2064in Congress are calling on President \u200dJoe\u2064 Biden\u200d to take control of the Texas National Guard in response to Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s refusal to relinquish control of\u200c a \u2064section of the state&#8217;s southern \u2062border. The Democrats argue that Governor Abbott is using the Texas \u2063National Guard to obstruct and create\u2063 chaos at the border.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Joaquin Castro\u2062 expressed his concerns about Governor\u2063 Abbott&#8217;s\u2063 actions and stated, &#8220;If Abbott is defying yesterday&#8217;s Supreme Court\u200c ruling, @POTUS needs to establish sole \u200cfederal control of\u200b the Texas National Guard now.&#8221; Representative Greg Casar also voiced his agreement with Castro&#8217;s statement, emphasizing the\u2062 need \u200dfor federal control \u200cof the Texas National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis important to note \u2063that presidents\u2062 have the authority under certain circumstances to federalize state National\u2063 Guard troops. \u2063A historic example is when President Dwight D. Eisenhower took\u200b control \u200cof the Arkansas National Guard\u200b to integrate a school in Little Rock. However, \u200dthese occurrences are rare.<\/p>\n<p>Castro and Casar&#8217;s call for President Biden&#8217;s intervention came after Governor Abbott&#8217;s firm stance that &#8220;Texas is not \u200bbacking down&#8221; \u2064following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to temporarily allow the Biden administration to cut razor wire that the state had erected at the border. During the legal proceedings, the Texas National Guard took control of a 2.5-mile stretch of the border, including the highly trafficked crossing point of Eagle Pass.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Democrats&#8217; request \u2064for President Biden \u200dto take\u2063 control of the \u200cTexas National Guard is a significant development in the ongoing debate over border security and immigration. The situation at the southern border has been a\u2064 contentious\u200b issue, and Governor \u200dAbbott&#8217;s \u200drefusal to relinquish control has further escalated tensions. by involving the President, the Democrats hope to address what they believe \u2063to \u200cbe Governor Abbott&#8217;s misuse \u200bof the Texas \u200cNational Guard and ensure a more coordinated and consistent approach to border security.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how President Biden will respond to\u200c this call, and what impact it may have on the ongoing situation at the \u200bTexas-Mexico border. As the debate continues, it is \u200cclear that finding a solution to the border crisis is\u200b crucial, and \u200bboth sides of the political spectrum\u2062 are actively engaged in pursuing their preferred course \u2062of action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The southern border,&#8221; said Texas Democrats in Congress, urging President Biden to intervene. They criticized Governor Abbott&#8217;s refusal to relinquish control and called for Biden to take charge of the Texas National Guard. 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