On a recent moonlit night, Border Patrol agents began rounding up eight immigrants hiding in and around a canal near the Rio Grande. A state trooper soon arrived to help. Then out of the darkness emerged seven more armed men in fatigues.
Agents assumed the camouflaged crew that joined in pulling the immigrants from the canal's milky green waters was a tactical unit from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Only later did they learn that the men belonged to the Texas Militia, a group that dresses like a SWAT team and carries weapons but has no law-enforcement training or authority of any kind.
The situation ended peacefully with the immigrants getting arrested and the Border Patrol advising the militia members "to properly and promptly" identify themselves anytime they encounter law-enforcement officers. But the episode was unsettling enough for the Border Patrol to circulate an "issue paper" warning other agents.
The presence of armed militia members working on their own in a region known for human smuggling, drug smuggling and illegal immigration has added one more variable to an already complex and tense situation.
Although the Aug. 6 incident in Mission resulted in no harm, it's not hard to imagine deadlier outcomes throughout the Rio Grande Valley, a wide area patrolled by more than 3,000 border agents, as well as hundreds of state troopers, game wardens, deputies and local police officers. Gov. Rick Perry is also sending as many as 1,000 National Guard troops.
"How do they identify themselves? Do they have badges? How do we know who they are?" asked J.P. Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. "If they're all just dressed in camos, it's kind of hard to distinguish whether they're law enforcement or not. ... There's a lot of potential for stuff to go wrong."Read the rest of the story HERE.
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“The president is contemplating — indeed, all but promising —
an extraordinary abuse of office.”
It would be lawless, reckless,
a leap into the antidemocratic dark.”
‘Domestic Caesarism’ ‘Lawless, Reckless,
a Leap into the Antidemocratic Dark’
http://punditfromanotherplanet.com/2014/08/03/russ-douthat-domestic-caesarism-lawless-reckless-a-leap-into-the-antidemocratic-dark/
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Obama’s Impeachment Game ( By ROSS DOUTHATAUG )
www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/opinion/sunday/ross-douthat-obamas-impeachment-game.html
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Legalization by Edict ( By Yuval Levin )
the prospect of the president unilaterally legalizing the status of
several million people who entered the country illegally
www.nationalreview.com/node/384008/print
A leap into the AntiDemocratic Dark
www.nationalreview.com/node/385463/print
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Behind Closed Doors, Obama Crafts Executive Actions
Obama announced in June that he planned
to bypass congressional gridlock and
overhaul the nation’s immigration system on his own.
Since then, the process of drafting what will
likely be the only significant immigration
changes of his presidency — and
his most consequential use of executive power
— has been conducted almost entirely
behind closed doors, where lobbyists and
interest groups invited to the White House
are making their case out of public view.
Obama is presiding over opaque policy-making,
with the potential to reward political backers
at the expense of other interests.
www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/us/politics/behind-closed-doors-obama-crafts-executive-actions.html
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The greatest man made societal and economic collapse
in history is unfolding before our eyes.
www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-14/useful-idiots-and-something-nothing-society-part-3-4
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The Presidency is Breaking Obama
even as Obama has Broken the Nation
www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/08/15/the-presidency-is-breaking-obama-even-as-obama-has-broken-the-nation/
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The dangers of Obama unbound
If a U.S. president unilaterally declares himself
free from the bounds of our nation’s laws,
there is no telling what the consequences will be.
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/08/06/the-insiders-the-dangers-of-obama-unbound/
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Fed optimism will give way to total economic meltdown
http://nypost.com/2014/08/20/fed-optimism-will-give-way-to-total-economic-meltdown/
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Obama is preping to unilaterally LEGALIZING
the status of several million ILLEGAL ALIENS.
The process of drafting “Executive AMNESTY”
— and Obama's most consequential use of
executive power — has been conducted almost
entirely BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, where lobbyists
and interest groups invited to the White House
are making their case OUT OF PUBLIC VIEW.
Obama is presiding over opaque policy-making,
with the potential to reward political backers
at the expense of other interests.
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Paul Ryan said that he believed that a lot of voters
now had “buyer's remorse” about giving Obama a second term.
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Mitt Romney: Obama worse than even I expected
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“I was not a big fan of the president’s policies,
as you know, either domestically or internationally,”
Mr. Romney said, “but the results of
his mistakes and errors, in my opinion,
have been more severe
than even I would have predicted.”
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Mr. Romney said. “We’ll make sure people
understand that we’ve got ideas
to get this country working again [and]
we’re going to do it. We’re going to
get wages up and jobs up.”
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Romney: Heck, even I never thought
Obama could be This Bad
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Mitt Romney recently told a crowd of
enthusiastic supporters in West Virginia
that even he was surprised by
how much of a failure President Obama’s
second term has become.
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http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/08/21/mitt-romney-even-i-never-thought-obama-could-be-this-bad-n1881134
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www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/19/mitt-romney-obama-worse-even-he-expected/?page=all#pagebreak
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“The president is contemplating — indeed,
all but promising — an extraordinary ABUSE of office.”
It would be Lawless, Reckless,
a Leap into the Antidemocratic Dark.”
http://punditfromanotherplanet.com/2014/08/03/russ-douthat-domestic-caesarism-lawless-reckless-a-leap-into-the-antidemocratic-dark/
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Legalization by Edict ( By Yuval Levin )
the prospect of the president unilaterally legalizing the status of
several million people who entered the country illegally
www.nationalreview.com/node/384008/print
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The Presidency is Breaking Obama
even as Obama has Broken the Nation
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The greatest man made societal and economic collapse
in history is unfolding before our eyes.
www.ZeroHEDGE.com/news/2014-08-14/useful-idiots-and-something-nothing-society-part-3-4
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Businesses report that as a result of Obamacare
• the number of workers they employ is lower
• there has been an increase in part time jobs
• leading to a big increase in outsourcing
• Obamacare costs are being largely passed on to customers
• there has been a big jump in PREMIUMS, DEDUCTIBLES,
Out-of-pocket maximums, and Copays,
which has been "matched" by a far greater REDUCTION in
the range of medical coverage and the size of the network.
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