Texas Rep’s Proposal for the National Guard: Protect America, Not Kuwait

By Dr. Derek Ellerman

Let’s just get a few things out of the way:

• Our southern border is under constant attack. December saw yet again historic numbers – with well over 300,000. Illegal border crossings. 
• Between the Air National Guard (and the Army National Guard), there are 400,000 National Guardsmen.
• The National Guard’s sole purpose is to protect America.

Now, with that out of the way, it’s time for a simple proposal or two. 

Militarize the border. The National Guard must be deployed. Complete the Wall. All Cartels to be Terrorist Organizations

America is under attack, there are no excuses.

— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) January 7, 2023

RELATED: Another record: Nearly 314,000 Apprehensions and Gotaways at the Southern Border in December

The National Guard is a tool to protect our Nation

While the idea is not new, the fact that is hasn’t seen wide-spread, universal adoption is a great example of how unserious this country is. 

State Rep. Bryan Slaton introduced legislation To “protect the Texas National Guard from being deployed into active combat duty in unconstitutional wars.”

Although not new, the practice to send our weekend warriors, home guard, thousands of miles from home in undeclared conflicts at the President’s pleasure has grown absurdly since 9/11. 

Just a quick Google search reveals: 

The most shocking example par excellence – Wisconsin Governor Mr. Magoo Tony Evers resigned members of Wisconsin National Guard The U.S. border was crossed by Wisconsin Guard members. Send 7,000 miles to Afghanistan. 

That last example couldn’t have been a better match to light the fire of change, and brings me to my main point.

Texas Rep. Slaton’s bill would only allow National Guardsmen to be deployed overseas when Congress actually declares war, as required by the Constitution. (This is an entirely different topic, but still fits here.

Texas Scorecard reports: 

During an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson last week, Gov. Greg Abbott stated that thousands of Texas National Guard members have been sent overseas instead of fighting on the southern border.

“Texas leads all states in the country in having our National Guard deployed to regions across the entire world, and so thousands of our National Guard are actually in other countries at this time,” Abbott said.

Governor Abbott, with all due respect, have you ever thought about what it would be like to say? Doing What do you think? 

And doesn’t that message seem quite different from this one below?

Texas has had to take unprecedented action due to Biden’s refusal to secure our southern border.

We are grateful to all the men and women who helped us. @TxDPS The Texas National Guard and the Texas Border Guard are responsible for protecting our borders and keeping our communities safe. pic.twitter.com/H2gblV4tiS

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 4, 2023

RELATED: State of Emergency in El Paso as Border Patrol Reports Record Illegal Entries

America First

So here we have our country under actual invasion. According to the best numbers I could find, there are only 5,000 of Texas’ 21,000 Guardsmen on the border. 

How about this: National Guardsmen actually protect our nation, instead of nations 10,000 miles from our shores? 

Failing that, and a further insistence that the National Guard act as a foreign fighting force, how about the states once again create actual militias, controlled solely and only by the states? 

As is so often the case, unnecessary foreign wars of adventurism greatly expanded the power of the federal government and brought fundamental change to our Republic’s traditions; like in 1916, during WWI, when the National Guard was federalized. 

Remember the first and most important rule of all politics, friends: War is the health of the State.

As we’ve seen, Uncle Sam has no interest whatsoever in protecting this nation. So what other options do we have? 

• Do nothing
• Decentralize the existing National Guard back to state-rule
• Failing that, institute new militias.

I’m open to other suggestions, of course. 

And just as a pre-buttal to any detractors: Yeah, and how’s that working out?

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