Texas won’t give up its right to defend itself

American Thinker ^ | 27 Jan, 2024 | Michael Letts

[MtnClimber]

The invasion is underway, and the next Alamo for Texas might be Eagle Pass.

Things are getting hotter than usual along the southern U.S. border, brought to a head by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month that allows the federal government to remove razor wire the Texas government installed along a section of the Texas-Mexico border.

While this would not normally be a problem, things are anything but normal along the border right now because the Biden Administration not only doesn’t want to do its constitutional duty to protect the country and enforce the laws of the land, it doesn’t want anyone else doing it either.

That doesn’t sit well with Texas governor Greg Abbott, whose state is receiving the brunt of record numbers of illegal aliens crossing the border and the problems that brings. In fiscal year 2023, federal agents had more than two million encounters with illegal migrants coming to the United States, not to mention how many made it over the border without being seen by the authorities.

In the wake of the decision, Texas has not only chosen to ignore the ruling because it denies the state’s “constitutional right to self-defense,” the state is apparently erecting even more razor wire along its border.

“The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States. The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now,” Abbott said. “President Biden has ignored Texas’s demand that he perform his constitutional duties.”

The Biden Administration now finds itself on a greased tightrope during an election year. If it cracks down on Texas for breaking the law by disobeying the Supreme Court, then what could very likely be a Republican administration

[FlingWingFlyer]

Texas is holding its ground at the Alamo until the boneheads in the other 49 (57 to the Obamanistas) come to their senses.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Like the Bidenistas say, “Screw the Supreme Court”.

[BobL]

“A tree branch fell on him and I believe he collected $12 million in legal damages.”

BEST THING that ever happened to Texas. We got VERY LUCKY!

[Dr. Franklin]

Hey, give the DemocRATS a break. They ran out of dead voters so they had to find a new crop of them. Stand by for them to try to give illegals the right to vote in the 2024 elections.

They aren't giving them the right to vote. They are registering them to vote, and will then vote for them by drop boxes and mail in ballots delivered at tax payer expense by the USPS. You and I, and the rest of the real voters in the country have no "standing" to object, as our courts have declared. That's the game being played. We need the "low information" urban voters to understand that they are being played too, and slowly they are. We need to destroy the urban Rat fraud machines to restore the Republic.

[glennaro]

When every decision you make is nothing more than a political calculation (as re-election is the absolute primary concern to "professional politicians" -- a responsibility and objective above all others), it takes time. In fact, whenever possible far to many "professional politicians" don't take a position until after the outcome is known!

[RideForever]

We need citizens to post comments in their local news sources and question if the public schools are taking advantage of this 'Constitutional Crisis' by mentioning the Federalist Papers and covering the events in Texas over the US Constitution Article 4 Sect. 4 conflict.

[antidemoncrat]

You’re right

[cowboyusa]

This is 177, junk the lost cause.

[cowboyusa]

1775.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not only the 88’s but many of their rifles and shotguns. Left Connecticut wisely.