1y ago

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass

Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.

The 80-acre property along the Rio Grande will open a short distance from Shelby Park, the riverfront area where Texas National Guard members have installed miles of razor wire and began denying access to U.S. Border Patrol agents.

21 comments

Call it Camp Piss Baby
- Camp Defeated Confederate General
  
  For anyone who doesn't get the reference, Shelby Park was named after Confederate general and famous coward Joseph O. Shelby, who turned and ran down to Mexico instead of surrender to the Union. He and his men are, ludicrously, known as "The Undefeated" and not, much as suggested above for the camp, a bunch of little piss babies.
- Fort Asshole.
  
  I though that Fort Polk already had that title?
Dark Biden: "... and then I'll nationalize them!"
- I thought he was Brandon when he goes dark.
  
  Yeah, I got that wrong.
- Nationalize them, and send them to guard Minot AFB from those pesky Canadians.
The fuck is happening? Why hasn’t Biden nationalized them, is it an election gambit?
F Troop, assemble!
Does anyone know the provenance of the land? The best I’ve been able to find is generic stuff along these lines.
The Texas Military Department acquired 80 acres of land in Eagle Pass
The 3rd Amendment would be a stretch but still plausible if eminent domain were used to acquire the land used to quarter these soldiers.
- If you think they care about laws you aren't paying attention.
- The closest to a 3A case I know of was when a guy had his house used as a base for a hostage situation and the officers trashed the place. It was thrown out if I recall correctly.

21 comments