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Originally from Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ Johnny Hawthorn made his way to the sunny land of Los Angeles‚ California as a young gun looking to make a name‚ quickly doing so through his eagerness and chops. Able to seamlessly shift between guitar‚ lap steel‚ and mandolin‚ Hawthorn became a go-to hired gun around L.A. before forming the Johnny Hawthorn Band and releasing his self-titled record in 2006. A feature in Guitar Player’s Magazine’s Spotlight on New Talent column by Mike Varney soon followed‚ who said‚ “Hawthorn is a gifted player on all fronts‚ with phasing reminiscent of Clapton and Hendrix…” Not too shabby. Another record The post Johnny Hawthorn Interview: 10 Albums That Changed My Life appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Before soaring as one of the founding members of the Eagles‚ Donald Hugh Henley grew up in Linden‚ Texas. Born on July 22‚ 1947‚ in Gilmer‚ Henley comes from an ancestry of English‚ Irish‚ and Scottish descent. Before going into music‚ Don Henley played high school football before his coach suggested he quit due to his relatively small body frame. This prompted Henley to join the school band‚ first as a trombone player before becoming a percussionist. While in high school‚ he was asked to join Dixieland‚ a band founded by his friend’s father‚ Elmer Bowden. Henley‚ Richard Bowden‚ and The post Top 10 Eagles Songs Sung By Don Henley appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

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Texas Democratic politicians‚ such as Rep. Joaquin Castro and failed gubernatorial and Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke‚ are urging President Joe Biden to seize control of the Texas National Guard‚ which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has mobilized to help secure the Texas border. Abbott did so in the face of the deliberate and intentional inaction by the Biden administration to make sure the border stays open so millions of illegal aliens could continue to flood across from Mexico. Under the circumstances‚ any such move by the president would be an abuse of the applicable law. A number of federal statutes govern the National Guard‚ which is the modern equivalent of state militias and a reserve component of our military. Under 10 U.S.C. § 12301(a)‚ the secretary of defense (and thus the president) is given the authority in “time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress‚ or when otherwise authorized by law” to order National Guard units to active duty. But they cannot be called to active duty by the president “without the consent of the governor of the State.” If the governor consents‚ the unit called into federal service under Title 10 reports to the president as the commander in chief while in federal service. State governors‚ however‚ like Abbott‚ remain the commanders in chief of their state National Guard units‚ such as the Texas National Guard‚ unless they have consented to the president’s call for those units to be in active federal service. The only exception to the consent requirement is contained in subsection (f) and it only applies if National Guard units are needed for active duty for overseas service—such as when we were in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Thus‚ under this statute‚ without the consent of Abbott‚ Biden has no power to simply seize control of the Texas National Guard as he is being urged to do and order them to stand down‚ since we are not in a war and the Guard is not needed for service abroad. Biden could go to the extreme by trying to use the Insurrection Act of 1807 to take over the Texas National Guard. The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to federalize the National Guard under certain narrow and exceptional circumstances. The last time it was invoked was by President George W. Bush to help quell the deadly widespread riots in 1992 in Los Angeles after the arrest and beating of Rodney King‚ when state authorities were unable to cope with the violence and mayhem. Under 10 U.S.C. § 252‚ the president can “call into Federal service the militia of any State” when “unlawful obstructions‚ combinations‚ or assemblages‚ or rebellion against the authority of the United States‚ make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any state by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.” Clearly‚ there is no insurrection going on in Texas as defined in that law.  Nor is Texas violating any court order issued in “the ordinary court of judicial proceedings.” The state has been placing barbed-wire fencing on state-owned and private property‚ and no court has ordered Texas to remove or cease installing that fencing.  The only thing that has happened is that the U.S. Supreme Court vacated—while the case between Texas and the federal government is on appeal—an injunction that prevented the feds from removing the fencing. But nothing prevents Texas from continuing to put in more fencing‚ even after it has been removed. Biden would also be hard-pressed to legitimately use another part of the Insurrection Act‚ 10 U.S.C. § 253‚ which allows a president to use a state militia (the National Guard) if an insurrection or domestic violence “hinders the execution of the laws of that State‚ and of the United States.” It is Texas that is trying to ensure that federal laws are being enforced and complied with. And it is the Biden administration that is “hindering” the execution of the laws of the United States with its abject refusal to enforce our immigration laws‚ to prevent illegal aliens from crossing the border‚ and its unlawful granting of mass parole to those aliens once they are in the United States. If Biden tries to call forth the Texas National Guard‚ the most likely federal statute for him to try to use‚ according to a source familiar with National Guard operations‚ is 10 U.S.C. § 12406. This provision allows the president to “call into Federal service” the National Guard under one of three circumstances: an “invasion by a foreign nation”; “a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States”; or the president’s inability “with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.” The fatuous argument that Biden would have to make is that Texas is engaged in a rebellion against the authority of the United States or some such other rubbish. But as already noted‚ there has been no rebellion by Texas and no court order of any kind finding that Texas is somehow violating federal law or refusing to comply with federal courts. The third precondition obviously also does not apply. A claim that any of these preconditions have been met would be met with derision. Instead of carrying out his duty as president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed‚” which includes our immigration laws‚ Biden has violated his oath of office and is acting like a bully to violate the law‚ threaten states like Texas that are faced with a desperate situation‚ and thwart the will of the people who want a secure border and the rising tide of illegal immigration stopped. If the Biden administration would spend as much time fighting illegal immigration as it does fighting border states that are actually trying to do something about the problem‚ we might begin to see some progress. But don’t hold your breath. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. 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For her Friday show‚ MSNBC’s Joy Reid launched a wildly anti-American and anti-Israel segment where she could hardly contain her excitement that South Africa was “standing up” to the West at the International Court of Justice as it accuses Israel of genocide. Guest and HuffPost senior diplomatic correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed was even more wild as he suggested support for Israel was racist and its actions are akin to Russia's. While the ICJ did not dismiss the case as Israel wanted‚ Reid managed to acknowledge that it did not order Israel to stop its campaign‚ a move that led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to portray the ruling as a win of sorts‚ but as Reid tells it South Africa came out the big winner‚ “Besides having major implications for Israelis and Palestinians‚ this is also a big moment for South Africa‚ and frankly‚ the Global South as a whole. Who after decades of feeling unappreciated by the U.N.‚ is defining its place on the world stage‚ standing up not just to Israel but to the United States and to other Western superpowers.”     Reid then introduced her guest and asked him to “Give me your assessment as somebody who has an expertise in this area of how big of a deal this ruling is.” Ahmed began by immediately patting himself on the back and attacking President Joe Biden from the left‚ “I'll say as someone with expertise and someone who grew up in the Global South‚ this is a huge moment. There is such global frustration and frankly confusion over four months in President Biden having not changed course‚ as the death toll in Gaza has increased‚ as allegations of war crimes have come in.” He continued‚ “So‚ for people who have been alarmed by this in the South‚ you talk to us about human rights‚ about the international rules based order when it came to Ukraine. What about brown people in Palestine? This is a huge moment.” The only hypocrisy South Africa exposed was its own. Ahmed wants to talk about Ukraine so a brief review of the South Africa’s record on the issue shows it constantly abstaining on U.N. votes condemning Russia’s invasion‚ it conducts naval drills with Russia‚ and while the ICJ did not order Israel to stop its campaign‚ it has ordered Russia to stop its war‚ but Pretoria just yawns‚ and Israel‚ like Ukraine was the one that was attacked for no good reason. Nevertheless‚ Ahmed gleefully welcomed the news that South Africa is taking on Israel and the U.S.‚ “what this essentially says is they're going to be facing charges of genocide for years to come‚ right‚ they're going to be publicly and legally associated with this. Which is a huge burden to bear and especially for Israel‚ a state founded in the shadow of the Holocaust‚ it's a deeply and emotional and‚ kind of‚ tragic moment.” And if South Africa had its way‚ Israel would not be able to defend itself against a second Holocaust. Here is a transcript for the January 26 show: MSNBC The ReidOut 1/26/2024 7:48 PM ET JOY REID: Besides having major implications for Israelis and Palestinians‚ this is also a big moment for South Africa‚ and frankly‚ the Global South as a whole. Who after decades of feeling unappreciated by the U.N.‚ is defining its place on the world stage‚ standing up not just to Israel but to the United States and to other Western superpowers.  Joining me now is Akbar Shahid Ahmed‚ senior diplomatic correspondent for the Huffington Post. Welcome to the show Abbar‚ I’ve been wanting to have you on. Give me your assessment as somebody who has an expertise in this area of how big of a deal this ruling is. AKBAR SHAHID AHMED: Thanks so much for having me‚ Joy. And I'll say as someone with expertise and someone who grew up in the Global South‚ this is a huge moment. There is such global frustration and frankly confusion over four months in President Biden having not changed course‚ as the death toll in Gaza has increased‚ as allegations of war crimes have come in.  So‚ for people who have been alarmed by this in the South‚ you talk to us about human rights‚ about the international rules based order when it came to Ukraine. What about brown people in Palestine? This is a huge moment.  I think the judgment is also really important in that it says Palestinians in Gaza are a protected group‚ which is really important because there's a lot of denialism over the idea that Palestinians are a group at all.  The court has essentially said that's not true and I think for Israel and the U.S.‚ what this essentially says is they're going to be facing charges of genocide for years to come‚ right‚ they're going to be publicly and legally associated with this. Which is a huge burden to bear and especially for Israel‚ a state founded in the shadow of the Holocaust‚ it's a deeply and emotional and‚ kind of‚ tragic moment.