Texas Governor Greg Abbott is weighing a plan to invoke real war powers by declaring an “invasion” at the US southern border to get around a clause in the US Constitution.
There is an actual invasion brought on by Democrats.
Lawyers for Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton met earlier this month to debate the plan, which would directly challenge the federal government, the New York Times reported.
It would allow Texas state police to arrest and deport migrants, two people familiar with the discussion told the paper.
“If we do use this strategy, it could expose law enforcement in the state of Texas to being prosecuted,” Abbott said during a press conference last week, confirming that he was “looking into” the idea.
There is little doubt that Merrick Garland would prosecute them.
So far, the governor has mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to sit at border posts, and ordered safety inspections of trucks coming from Mexico. He has overseen construction of 20 miles of new border fencing, repurposed certain state prisons to hold migrants charged with trespassing, poured money into border towns for law enforcement and paid for buses to take willing migrants from Texas to Washington, D.C.
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If Gov. Abbott deputized all Texas Citizens to repel the Invasion, I’d like see Garland arrest them all. Gov. Abbott should deputize every Texan to clean out the Illegal Aliens quickly. Any Federal Agent getting in the way should be arrested and tried in State Courts for Obstruction. Only Legal Immigration is a function of the Federal Government. The Constitution compels the Federal Government to protect States from Invasion. Repelling an Invasion becomes the Responsibility of the State when the Federal Government refuses or is incapable of repelling the invasion. States have the Right to protect itself from Invasion. That is a Fundamental Right of a State. Personally, if I was the Texas Governor I’d declare all Illegal Aliens Terrorist, give them 30 days to leave the State, and then put a $10 bounty on their heads. We should have ZERO Tolerance for Illegal Immigration. You get a VIsa, or don’t cross the US Border – Period!
Think about it. Some States force you to become a State Resident after 30 days to collect taxes from you and they get away with that. Why can’t a State also reject you as being a Resident of their State?
US Constitution
Article IV
Section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Talk talk talk, thats all Abbot does. Man is proven worthy by his actions, not by his words. Words have no value without appropriate action in which to back up the words. Which leads to integrity.
Abbot as the governor knew this border fiasco was illegal and he had every right to stop the influx on his own. Yet he did nothing now for well over a year. So why hasn’t it been done already? More talk more excuses more fear well be sued. Texas is or is it not a sovereign State? Blah blah blah, more talk no action, very much like the city dweller in the cowboy hat, all hat – no cattle.
I’ll believe Texas will do something about the illegal border crossing when they actually do something about the illegal border crossings. He’s afraid of the reduction in feral money if he does not comply with his feral administrators. Money that was first stolen from you the taxpayer. As always, to find out the root cause behind anything – Follow The Money.
It’s time for Texas to seriously consider leaving. https://texitnow.org/
This is the next stage of Abbott’s election campaign. It could be called “looking for any excuse to not protect America while talking tough”. His busing plan is a show, he sends very few to DC. Let’s see how he behaves after he wins, my hunch is that he will back off on the tough talk and continue his minimal action.
Go for it, because this feckless POS in the White House doesn’t give a damn about this countries national security.