c.j. griffin feels military take overis overblown. >> i don't mean that in a facetious way, it is a training exf just as we did throughout history. >> that didn't stop texas governor greg abbott from making sure texans were protected. that obama administration has ulterior motives. ted cruz asked the pentagon to clarify its intentions. neither senator cruz or governor abbott responded to requests for interviews. something played well with primary voters in states like texas yet those moves could have real consequences outside politics. residents have taken to monitoring the military on their own and federal officials this week say they arrested three men in north carolina who were fearful of jade lega helm. >> a question being put out there for the republican party which is how are they going to deal with some of these extremist elements? >> it's a question that's expected to be raised more and more as candidates look past the primaries and into 2016. david ariosto, al jazeera, austin, texas. >> when it comes to fringe politics, candidates even sitting governors even play to totopic play to

c.j. griffin seem to think the idea of a military takeover is overblown. >> there is nothing to see here. i don't mean that in a facetious way, it's a train exercise like we've done in our entire history. >> that didn't prevent greg abbott, mayor of texas, from keeping the national guard to make sure the state was protected. that the obama administration hassal tear i don't remember motives. senator ted cruz openly asked the pentagon to clarify their intention. niert senatoneither senator crue pentagon clarified their positions. relatives in several texas towns have taken to monitoring the military on their own and federal officials this week say they arrested three men in south carolina who were fearful of jade hell helm. >> a question for republican party which is how they are going to deal with some of these extremist elements? >> it is a question that is expected to be raised more and more as republicans look into the primary iies and on to 2016. >> candidates even sitting governors often play to topics that are first broadcast over radio air waves. millions of texans, turned into dan