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

[riversedge]

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

Link to tweet

[vlyons]

1. would that mean all cars, buses, and trains going from Texas to NM must

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]

2. Can't afford a pregnancy test?...

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.

[vlyons]

6. They deserve every bit of sarcastic ridicule that we can deliver

[MiHale]

8. 👍

[alittlelark]

3. These people are nutz.

[hlthe2b]

4. Feds will just knock them down. States are not allowed to restrict free travel between states.

[Chainfire]

5. Passports for interstate travelers? "Your papers please."

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]

7. Please go for it, Greg! The lawsuits on this would be fun!

[struggle4progress]

9. 18 USC 242

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.

[dalton99a]

10. Goddamn tree didn't do its job.

[TexasTowelie]

13. +1

[yellowdogintexas]

11. It's a rather bleak border, the only major city that sits on the border is El Paso

the rest of it is just empty

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

[Skittles]

12. WWJD

CERTAINLY NOT *THAT*

so, so SICK of these fake "Christians"