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Abbott: Texas Would Shoot Migrants, But Biden “Would Charge Us With Murder” (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 11 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has told a right-wing radio host that there’s only one tool the state isn’t using to stop migrants from crossing the border into Texas: gun violence, because it would prompt a response from the pesky federal government.

“The only thing that we are not doing is we’re not shooting people who come across the border—because, of course, the Biden administration would charge us with murder,” the Republican governor told former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch on her radio show last week.

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[-] theodewere@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

i guess Joe lives to ruin their notion of fun down in Texas.. hunting innocent neighbors in need when they're at their most vulnerable.. what a joyful place Texas must be..

[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Republicans are doing a fast walk to murdering at their every whim

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Jesus would have wanted it this way.

[-] bedrooms@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

Business bases in Texas should pull off now. It is worse than Xitter ads.

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Biden would be right to do so.

[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Just like the good book said.

Then they wonder why AI would take us out. Is anyone seeing this sh!t?!?!

[-] rivermonster@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I want to charge him with Treason and ordering an armed insurrection against the country. Take him out by force and keep him at GITMO until he can stand trial.

https://apnews.com/article/texas-immigration-supreme-court-border-patrol-b9e0cec057a8d8a0a947b7c77ec80c0b

Those are armed forces disobeying federal law and federal officers.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Nothing can stop Greg Abbott!… except stairs and probably trees.

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

I know I should comment on the article but I immediately said your username 3 times fast, until I dissolved into giggles. Thanks very much for that.

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