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riversedge

(73,132 posts)
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 01:01 PM Sep 2023

.@GregAbbott_TX says that he's looking at building "border barriers" between Texas and New Mexico.

Clip was very short. Abbott did not say what kind of barriers he is thinking about.
More razor wire?????



.@GregAbbott_TX
says that he's looking at building "border barriers" between Texas and New Mexico. Yes, you read that right.

The fact that New Mexico is a safe harbor state for Texans desperate for reproductive health care makes Abbott's statement even more chilling. #TXGov



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.@GregAbbott_TX says that he's looking at building "border barriers" between Texas and New Mexico. (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2023 OP
would that mean all cars, buses, and trains going from Texas to NM must vlyons Sep 2023 #1
Can't afford a pregnancy test?... MiHale Sep 2023 #2
They deserve every bit of sarcastic ridicule that we can deliver vlyons Sep 2023 #6
👍 MiHale Sep 2023 #8
These people are nutz. alittlelark Sep 2023 #3
Feds will just knock them down. States are not allowed to restrict free travel between states. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #4
Passports for interstate travelers? "Your papers please." Chainfire Sep 2023 #5
Please go for it, Greg! The lawsuits on this would be fun! struggle4progress Sep 2023 #7
18 USC 242 struggle4progress Sep 2023 #9
Goddamn tree didn't do its job. dalton99a Sep 2023 #10
+1 TexasTowelie Oct 2023 #13
It's a rather bleak border, the only major city that sits on the border is El Paso yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #11
WWJD Skittles Sep 2023 #12

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
1. would that mean all cars, buses, and trains going from Texas to NM must
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 01:06 PM
Sep 2023

stop for inspection, and all females between the ages of 12 and 55 must pee in a cup to test if they are pregnant? Compliments of the "Freedom" party.

MiHale

(10,784 posts)
2. Can't afford a pregnancy test?...
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 01:15 PM
Sep 2023

Drive to the border and get one for free!

This should not be humorous in any way shape or form but I did chuckle a bit when I heard it.

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
5. Passports for interstate travelers? "Your papers please."
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 02:23 PM
Sep 2023

It is our fault for putting up with this kind of shit. It will keep getting worse until we get angry enough to demand changes. Changes may necessitate pitchforks and torches. Are we up to fighting off Fascism or are we just going to go along to get along?

struggle4progress

(120,263 posts)
9. 18 USC 242
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 03:41 PM
Sep 2023

This provision makes it a crime for someone acting under color of law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States. It is not necessary that the offense be motivated by racial bias or by any other animus.

Defendants act under color of law when they wield power vested by a government entity. Those prosecuted under the statute typically include police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and prison guards. However other government actors, such as judges, district attorneys, other public officials, and public school employees can also act under color of law and can be prosecuted under this statute.

Section 242 does not criminalize any particular type of abusive conduct. Instead, it incorporates by reference rights defined by the Constitution, federal statutes, and interpretive case law. Cases charged by federal prosecutors most often involve physical or sexual assaults. The Department has also prosecuted public officials for thefts, false arrests, evidence-planting, and failing to protect someone in custody from constitutional violations committed by others ...

https://www.justice.gov/crt/statutes-enforced-criminal-section#:~:text=18%20U.S.C.%20%C2%A7%20242&text=This%20provision%20makes%20it%20a,or%20by%20any%20other%20animus.

yellowdogintexas

(22,722 posts)
11. It's a rather bleak border, the only major city that sits on the border is El Paso
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 07:20 PM
Sep 2023

the rest of it is just empty

Just another way for Abbott to waste our money on something useless

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