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TFA's cartoon head bills it as the "National Guard" vs the US; have Texians forgotten their neighbour's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_D
by 082349872349872 3y ago
TFA's cartoon head bills it as the "National Guard" vs the US; have Texians forgotten their neighbour's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door ?
(more recent followup https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/peggy-wallace-kennedy-bash-intv/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/peggy-wallace-ke... )
- sneed_chucker 3y agoI don't think desegregation is remotely comparable to what's going on here.
- 082349872349872 3y agoWhat's the difference? 1957: Gov Faubus attempts a ridiculous political stunt, even mobilising the AK Nat'l Guard, but Eisenhower federalises them, and —the guard having been an actual well regulated milita— they follow orders so the stunt is over. 1963: Gov Wallace attempts a ridiculous political stunt, but Kennedy federalises the AL Nat'l Guard, and —the guard having been an actual well regulated militia— they follow orders so the stunt is over. 2024: Gov Abbott attempts a ridiculous political stunt, even mobilising the TX Nat'l Guard, and... ? See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807