Posted on 07/31/2021 9:15:52 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) with legal action over an executive order he signed on Wednesday which stopped ground transportation of illegal immigrants who might test positive and which directed any vehicle suspected of such a violation to be stopped and turned back. After Gov. Abbott refused to back down, Garland stayed true to his word and sued the state and its governor on Friday.
The complaint states that Abbott’s executive order, issued Wednesday, interferes with the federal government’s ability to lawfully release and transport migrants, adding it violates intergovernmental immunity.
“No State may obstruct the Federal Government in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities,” the department said in its complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in El Paso.
Gov. Abbott has been quite firm in the justification for the order, which made clear its intent to protect Texans from those "who pose a risk of carrying Covid-19 into Texas communities."
The warning letter from Attorney General Garland claimed that the order "would jeopardize the health and safety of noncitizens." But, as the governor pointed out, "It is clear from the arguments in [Garland's] letter that the State of Texas and the federal government face a constitutional crisis."
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The Silliness Thread was Friday.
They are worried about the health and welfare of illegals but not Americans?
They are worried about the health and welfare of illegals but not Americans?
Yep....pretty much so.
Apparently, Garland is a threat to all lawful Americans and should be disbarred.
What’s FedGov gonna do if Abbott just says...”Nah, we ain’t playing that game.”?
This Garland dude is every bit as bad as folks said he’d be.
This may be a catalyst and may not turn out the way the commie want it to.
This Garland dude is a diligent Soros operative.
Biden keeps pimping for people to get shots for the Covid virus yet he will not give it to the illegals.
Very odd logic at best.
Maybe Gov. Abbott should send the Texas Rangers to arrest Merrick Garland and bring him back for trial in Texas?
time to cut off the highways from mexico by any means necessary.
because, bug.
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