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Honorary Texas Ranger Chuck Norris has written a powerful Op-Ed against U.S. government’s plans to conduct what many are calling ‘martial law’ training in multiple states over the summer. The controversial exercise known as Jade Helm 15 is causing alarm with citizens and lawmakers alike while public view and trust of the federal government continue to erode.

For those that have not yet heard of Jade Helm, it is a massive military ‘training’ exercise planned to take place in Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado beginning July. From July 15th to September 15th, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (SOC) along with other branches of the Armed Forces will be conducting the multi-state training exercise on both government and public property.

While the Pentagon continues to defend the operation stating there is no cause for alarm and that Jade Helm is similar to previous exercises conducted in the past, they do note that it is a much larger training exercise than those in the past. However attempts to reassure critics are doing very little to ease anxiety and fears over the operation. A few main concerns over Jade Helm include the secrecy and scope of the exercise along with the fact that armed forces will be blending in with the public.

In April, Texas governor Greg stated that“During the training operation, it is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed.” Additionally, Abbott ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor the operations in the Lone Star State.

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Norris Op-Ed via WND


Last week, I laughed as some progressives in the mainstream media tried to mock Gov. Abbott for telling the Texas State Guard to monitor the Pentagon’s Jade Helm 15 military ops that are occurring this summer in seven states, including California and Texas.

If you haven’t heard about Jade Helm 15, you need to. It is multi-state training mission for special operations soldiers scheduled over an eight-week period in July and August, with most of the activity happening on private property but some public, too. The official website press release from March 24 admits: “While multi-state training exercises such as these are not unique to the military, the size and scope of Jade Helm sets this one apart.”

Concerned Texans and Americans are in no way calling into question our brave and courageous men and women in uniform. They are merely following orders. What’s under question are those who are pulling the strings at the top of Jade Helm 15 back in Washington. The U.S. government says, “It’s just a training exercise.” But I’m not sure the term “just” has any reference to reality when the government uses it.

If Washington wants to cool the embers of controversy, then it should quit stoking the fire, as with the posting of a map of Jade Helm 15 “just” exercises that label some areas of the country, including Texas, as “hostile,”…

I have an idea: If the government insists on running expanded military ops across seven Southwest states, why doesn’t it move all that “military training” south and protect our borders at the same time?!

Whatever Jade Helm 15 actually is, I think it is more than coincidental that the FBI director just confessed in February that the presence of ISIS can be felt in all 50 states of the U.S. and that the Pentagon is suddenly running its biggest military training exercise with every branch of the military across seven Southwestern states. Whether deterrence, display of power or something more covert or devious, let’s not come with any patronizing nonsense of impotence and simplicity when its origin is in Washington.

It’s neither over-reactionary nor conspiratorial to call into question or ask for transparency about Jade Helm 15 or any other government activity. To those who merely think we should check our brains at the door of the White House and trust what the government does, I would reiterate to you the words of one of our government’s primary founders, Benjamin Franklin, who said, “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” Again, he also said, “Security without liberty is called prison.” But then again, I’m sure some today would accuse Franklin of being conspiratorial, too!

Click here to read the full Op-Ed

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