Texas governor declares invasion at border, invokes constitutional powers in historic action

Just the news ^ | 11/15/2022 | By John Solomon

[redguyinabluestate]

Frustrated by an unending crisis fueled by drug and human trafficking at the southern border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared his state was under an invasion and invoked special powers granted under the U.S. and Texas constitutions.

Abbott said his declaration would begin efforts to:

Deploy the National Guard to the border to repel illegal immigrants, and the Texas Department of Public Safety to arrest and return illegal entrants to their home countries;

Build a border wall in multiple counties;

Deploy gun boats to secure the border;

Designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations;

Enter into a compact with other states to secure the border;

Enter into agreements with foreign powers to enhance border security;

And provide resources for border counties to increase their efforts to respond to the border invasion.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Is he up for re-election already?

[dragnet2]

Why didn’t Abbott do this on his first day in office?

[SoConPubbie]

Figure he was counting on Kari Lake to be elected and take the lead on this issue and he would work with her.

[MeganC]

Meanwhile in Arizona ‘Karen’ Hobbs will be tearing down the wall.

[fuzzylogic]

It does beg the question...if you’ve the power to do this, why the wait?

[dragnet2]

I’m so sick of these phony career politicians...

[teeman8r]

the feds should be doing this, but will fight him on it every step of the way.

[OKSooner]

Gee Abbott.

Thanks for getting around to it.

[blueunicorn6]

Good.

[Army Air Corps]

He was just reelected last week.

[srmanuel]

A rhetorical question the answer is obvious..ELECTIONS

now that he’s been reelected, go for it.

It’s a good move, but why now is a good question.

[Deo volente]

It’s nice to read good news for a change.

God bless Governor Abbott, and keep him safe!

[A Voice]

Did he just wake up from a long slumber?

[gundog]

I wonder if he would have been had he done this six months ago.

[SaxxonWoods]

Years late but better than other border states.

[thegagline]

This is great news. Someday we may elect a President who will militarize the border as well.

[dragnet2]

The feds should be doing this? No shit. Like 50 years ago...And these SOBs at the federal and state level do nothing but give us bull shit lip service about the what they’re going to do about the border. Year in year out, professional politician after professional politician, its the same damn crap, over and over, decade after decade as the conga line of millions pour in. This is an epic farce, and we get lip service and lies!

[RWGinger]

Great News!
Of course this will cause the Demx to explode, how inhumane we are here in Texas
Blah blah.
Send them ALL back

[hardspunned]

What the heck? What’s the point of being in NATO? Invoke Article 5 and get the Hungarians and Poles to come seal our southern border. They have experience.