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.
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Go for it, because this feckless POS in the White House doesn’t give a damn about this countries national security.
Shouldn’t be difficult in some groups.
He is about 10 years too late. Too little, too late.