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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net to c/politics@hexbear.net

Six state governors have declared support for Texas so far: South Dakota Montana Oklahoma Florida Virginia Georgia

insane how little coverage an incipient constitutional crisis is getting. kinda ominous tbh lol haha

UPDATE: 16 states now lol lmao

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[-] bdonvr 80 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Good god I want to see them roll the national guard up to the Texas capitol and arrest him but I know ol' Joe doesn't have the cojones

It would be really fucking funny though

[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 56 points 2 years ago

This is a perfect example for Joe to prove all the libs right that he can actually stand up to right wing fascism.

What's that, he's not going to do a goddamn thing? Weird.

[-] silent_water@hexbear.net 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

didn't Abott recently order the Texas National Guard to bar the Border Patrol/other federal agents from parts of the state? sicko-jammin

we need a /c/balkanize_us to catalogue this kind of news

[-] BrezhnevsEyebrows@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

Call it us_decline so we can discuss the crumbling foreign influence as well

[-] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

SOMEONE MAKE THIS

[-] roux@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Take Paxton too while they are at it.

[-] 420stalin69@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Biden has given Texas a 24 hour deadline to comply or the feds will fold

[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

If you think for one second he's going to back those words up with literally anything I've got a magnificent bridge to sell you in beautiful downtown Brooklyn.

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