Paranoia catches Abbott attention: gov orders Texas guard to monitor military exercises over fears

[TexasTowelie]

Paranoia catches Abbott attention: gov orders Texas guard to monitor military exercises over fears of federal takeover

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Guard to monitor federal military exercises in Texas after some citizens have lit up the Internet saying the maneuvers are actually the prelude to martial law.

The operation causing rampant suspicions is a new kind of exercise involving elite teams such as the SEALS and Green Berets from four military branches training over several states from July 15 to Sept. 15

Called Jade Helm 15, the exercise is one of the largest training operation done by the military in response to what it calls the evolving nature of warfare. About 1,200 special operations personnel will be involved and move covertly among the public. They will use military equipment to travel between seven southwestern states from Texas and California.

On Monday, command spokesman Lt. Col. Mark Lastoria attended a Bastrop County Commissioners meeting to answer community questions and was met with hostile fire. Lastoria, in response to some of the questions from the 150 who attended, sought to dispel fears that foreign fighters from an Islamic State were being brought in or that Texans’ guns would be confiscated, according to a report in the Austin American-Statesman.

He was forced to refute martial law was underfoot and said misinformation has been spread by those with a “personal agenda.”

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/paranoia-catches-abbott-attention-gov-orders-texas-guard-to-monitor-military-exercises-over-fears-of-federal-takeover.html/

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. The racist punk wants to imply that as long as the Kenyan Muslim is President, our military cant

be trusted

Just another act of treason by a republican

not punishable these days

Jesus, you guys, just start the war you are dying to have already, lets get it over with so we can go on to more important shit like climate change

[Fred Sanders]

4. Paranoia and fear are what Republican leaders use to get elected.....and evangelical leaders to get rich.

Without these twin phobias conservatives, religion and Fox would be doomed in America.

[tanyev]

2. Geez, what happened to "Support the Troops! Support the Troops!"

[Turbineguy]

3. That proves

Obama will cancel elections and stay for a third term! We must not allow a mineshaft gap!

[Ilsa]

5. Abbott must have found out by reading DU!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026558094

Of course they'll claim their diligence prevented martial law!

I wonder if any Agents Provocateur will show up and start something?

[Gothmog]

6. Juanita Jean had fun with this story

http://juanitajean.com/welcome-to-texas-soldier-no-wait/

[white cloud]

7. Abbott has lost it again.

When do the space ships arrive?

[Gothmog]

8. Space ships or the rapture?

[Gothmog]

9. Here is an update to Juanita Jean's story

Juanita Jean had some fun with this story http://juanitajean.com/ding-ding-ding-we-have-a-winner/

Several of you in the comments section posted Governor Greg Abbott’s letter assuring Texans that he had everything under control.

“It is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed,” Abbott wrote. “By monitoring the Operation on a continual basis, the State Guard will facilitate communications between my office and the commanders of the Operation to ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect Texans.”

Do you know what the Texas Guard is? It’s not the Texas National Guard. It’s just the Texas Guard. It’s like the Boy Scouts except with no adult supervision.

Remember the old sheriff we had here who often tied his shoelaces together? He was the head of the Texas Guard here and his mistress was the Lt. Col. I am not making that up. Just ask anybody.

The Texas Guard is for people too old or too chicken to join the real military. They are for civil help only, like cleaning up after a hurricane. Here’s what they get paid. They do not get to carry guns, even if they have one.