Feds raid Texas secessionist meeting

[TexasTowelie]

It seemed like a typical congressional meeting for the Republic of Texas. Senators and the president gathered in the center of a Bryan, Texas, meeting hall, surrounded by public onlookers, to debate issues of the national currency, develop international relations and celebrate the birthday of one of their oldest members.

But this wasn't 1836, and this would be no ordinary legislative conference. Minutes into the meeting a man among the onlookers stood and moved to open the hall door, letting in an armed and armored force of the Bryan Police Department, the Brazos County Sheriff's Office, the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, Agents of the Texas District Attorney, the Texas Rangers and the FBI.

In the end, at least 20 officers corralled, searched and fingerprinted all 60 meeting attendees, before seizing all cellphones and recording equipment in a Valentine's Day 2015 raid on the Texas separatist group.

"We had no idea what was going on," said John Jarnecke, president of the Republic of Texas. "We knew of nothing that would warrant such an action."

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Feds-raid-Texas-secessionist-meeting-6096637.php

[randys1]

1. Why dont these people leave the country they hate so much?

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Is this the start of something or a effert to finally take down

certain Ring Wing Groups that foment hated and hate speech?

[Android3.14]

3. Sounds like an excuse for something else

I'd bet they were searching for something or someone specific. Filing faux legal documents seems a poor reason for such a strong show of force.

[Ilsa]

4. Nipped it in the bud. Good.

Costs a lot less now than the armed stand-off they had with these haters before.