Governor Abbott describes his efforts at the border

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson wants to see all of Texas’s 19,000 National Guard deployed to shut down the border. He wants to know why Abbott won’t do it.

Unfortunately for Abbott, he and the state of Texas do not have unilateral authority to shut down U.S. Customs and Border Protection federal ports of entry, unless granted permission by CBP.  At first, he said he would, but then seemed to realize his mistake.

While border closures raise difficult constitutional problems, state and local governments can and have exercised extraordinary powers to stop COVID-19 infections.

“It is largely up to the states themselves to prevent the spread of the disease within their borders, but they have broad ‘police power’ authority under the Constitution to do so,” Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm told the Washington Free Beacon. “Federal law, including the Stafford Act, provides ample authority to the federal government to assist in that effort,” Free Beacon reports.

It is state and local authorities who hold the balance of power on public health issues in the United States. The exact reach is unknown.

Could Governor Abbott close down the border since we know these people are coming in with COVID and other diseases? States like New York have closed down their borders over COVID but they were very limited in doing it.

We don’t know. Do any of our readers know the answer?

Governor Abbott is being harshly criticized for something he might not be able to legally control. Perhaps he could do more, but so far, he’s the only one doing anything. The culprit here is Joe Biden.

Biden is currently in open defiance of a court order to follow Title 42, the Remain in Mexico policy.

But, don’t worry, Jen Psaki assures us they’re only staying a short while.

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jim delaney
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jim delaney
2 years ago

Since it is now cyrstal-clear that the border invasion is being deliberately aided and abetted by the Biden Regime, and since it is also clear that the current deployment of State law enforcement officers in numbers suggesting more a photo-op than a serious deterrent to that invasion, States must understand that they are duty-bound to mobilize the full force of their State Militias and/or State Self-Defense Forces to arrest and detain all illegals in their sovereign territories. Though the President continues to willfully violate Art IV Sec 4 as well as immigration law, both impeachable offenses, and bearing in mind that the purpose of militias is to defend citizens from all threats, both domestic and foreign, those Presidential violations do not justify a State’s similarily violating its duty to defend its own citizens from domestic tyranny or foreign invasion. In fact, such defensive measures are the highest responsibility of a sovereign State.
SO, no more window dressing deployments. Mobilize like you meant it and regain control over your sovereign territories. Grassroots support and participation in such mobilizations would be wholehearted and, with the infusion of many volunteers within the rank and file, the deployment would also be economical. Officers and NCOs recruited from both active duty and veterans would provide the steady and seasoned leadership required.
Biden’s Homeland Security and Border Patrol? Without interference from the Militia, they can continue going through the motions of securing the border while the Militia safeguards State citizens and its sovereignty.
Just letting the madness go on is both dangerous and insane.

Jim Delaney
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Jim Delaney
2 years ago

Since it is now cyrstal-clear that the border invasion is being deliberately aided and abetted by the Biden Regime, and since it is also clear that the current deployment of State law enforcement officers in numbers suggesting more a photo-op than a serious deterrent to that invasion, States must understand that they are duty-bound to mobilize the full force of their State Militias and/or State Self-Defense Forces to arrest and detain all illegals in their sovereign territories. Though the President continues to willfully violate Art IV Sec 4 as well as immigration law, both impeachable offenses, and bearing in mind that the purpose of militias is to defend citizens from all threats, both domestic and foreign, those Presidential violations do not justify a State’s similarily violating its duty to defend its own citizens from domestic tyranny or foreign invasion. In fact, such defensive measures are the highest responsibility of a sovereign State.
SO, no more window dressing deployments. Mobilize like you meant it and regain control over your sovereign territories. Grassroots support and participation in such mobilizations would be wholehearted and, with the infusion of many volunteers within the rank and file, the deployment would also be economical. Officers and NCOs recruited from both active duty and veterans would provide the steady and seasoned leadership required.
Biden’s Homeland Security and Border Patrol? Without interference from the Militia, they can continue going through the motions of securing the border while the Militia safeguards State citizens and its sovereignty.
Just letting the madness go on is both dangerous and insane.

Think Outside the Box
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Think Outside the Box
2 years ago

Somehow convince the comrades that they (replacements) will vote republican?
Anything is worthwhile to try and save what is left of the republic as it was founded before the Long March comrades deliver it to the globalists and the CCP.

GuvGeek
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GuvGeek
2 years ago

Actually, I believe a lot of Illegal Aliens would vote for President Trump. They came here for Good Jobs to feed their extended families, not welfare which is barely enough to feed themselves.

The Democrats lost both the Hispanic and Black block vote when they were able to get good jobs under President Trump’s policies.

GuvGeek
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GuvGeek
2 years ago

I would think that Texas has the right to close the border if the Federal Government doesn’t follow the Court’s order. Would the Court rule against Texas for enforcing it’s court order. If Abbott had balls he would go for it.

phoenixx101
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phoenixx101
2 years ago
Reply to  GuvGeek

Abbott is windsock politician. I ask people where was he the last eight years. He’s up for election now so he portrays himself as conservative. Most of my friends are seriously considering voting for Allen West for governor of Texas.

GuvGeek
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GuvGeek
2 years ago
Reply to  phoenixx101

Allen West would make a great Governor. He would take Traitor Joe to the Wood Shed.