Does anyone know why the National Guard members are being sent to the TX Southern border...

[Frustratedlady]

from states with Rep. governors? Does anyone know what they are doing and if that is even legal?

Is it true that Iowa NG were sent in 2020? Did Trump or Abbot request them?

Makes no sense to me, but I see more states are lining up to do the same.

[elleng]

1. 'Someone's' lie.

[Journeyman]

2. In part, it's a ploy by Republicans to position the party for the 2022 elections . . .

try to show that Biden has created (or allowed) a "disaster" to occur on the border, and that only through the deft decisions of Republican protectors of the reich was the crisis resolved (or diverted).

And too, some of the governors (Noem of South Dakota, Desantis of Florida) plan to use this as an indicator of their fitness to assume the mantle of Republican leadership when Trump expires.

There's more to it, of course, but that's the gist as I understand it.

[Hugin]

6. Pretty good explanation of the so-called plan...

However, yelling 'BOOGER!' and running off in a zig-zag would have also been acceptable.

[Poiuyt]

3. It's a "crisis"! We're doomed!

[Under The Radar]

4. Political theater- to give the impression of a Boden crisis

….and to have a reason to call for investigations and possible impeachment if republicans take the house in the midterms.
Benghazi 2.0

[Hoyt]

5. Don't like it either. It's politics, but vile. But, who is going to stop them?

[pwb]

7. Pukes will stage events all over the country.

Fake rage events. They don't know that is played out.

[peggysue2]

9. Performative Politics

Gotta keep feeding the beastly base more red meat. Gotta keep those donations flowing.

[niyad]

10. Window. dressing. Red meat for the base.

[struggle4progress]

11. All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits

and their entrances.

[Baked Potato]

12. To create a phony response to manufactured crises.

They are definitely building their own petard to hoist themselves with.

[IcyPeas]

13. So what do they do all day exactly?

Are they forming a line at the border? Are they driving around? What? Are they all going to the same spot?

There must be hundreds down there now.

[gab13by13]

14. To try to distract from

the MF45.org law suits and from the upcoming 1/6 select committee.

The GQP is excellent at controlling the narrative seeing as the MSM is right wing.

[ShazamIam]

15. Iowa is sending state police, says it is to helpp fight crime at the Mexican border.

Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to a request from GOP governors to help fight crime at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Thursday.

Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article252341428.html#storylink=cpy

[Frustratedlady]

23. Thanks for the link. That article explains a lot, except for what they all are doing down there.

It looks like we'll be seeing a lot of these types of shenanigans until the next election is over. How did we ever get into perpetual electioneering? It goes on forever.

[Thomas Hurt]

16. Political theater

[Skittles]

17. red state governors humping Trump

I honestly do not understand how it can be legal either.

[Sneederbunk]

18. Stunt

[luckone]

19. Crisis theater for their voters who love being a feared

So they vote to be saved from being invaded
Fake news prop

[Thunderbeast]

20. Blue state governors should go to the South Dakota state border

I can imagine the California Highway Patrol, the Oregon State police, and the Washington State Patrol setting up a roadblock on Interstate 90 near Spearfish.

Cars would be stopped. Drivers asked about their destination. Cars with Trump or Q-Anon regalia would be turned around.

"It's all to protect our citizens from potential criminals crossing a distant border...They aren't sending their best people you know".

[Frustratedlady]

22. Thanks for all the replies. I'm relieved it isn't part of a larger problem.

Sounds more like a hot issue, such as abortion. They don't care about abortion, but want to divide voters and keep things stirred up. They are good at it.

[ColinC]

21. As long as they are getting paid along with all the benefits that come from being activated

Preferably counting this as a deployment, then I have no problem with it...

[JHB]

24. G R A N D S T A N D I N G

End of explanation.

[DFW]

25. For headlines, being noticed, and the later awarding of medals for having done nothing

Look for the public ceremonies to start during the 2022 midterm election campaign.

[sanatanadharma]

26. Simple answer...

The simple answer is that Texas is a failed state, incapable of policing its own territory.