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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Releases Statement: “I have declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself”
The Last Refuge ^
| 1/24/24
| Sundance
Posted on 01/24/2024 1:40:09 PM PST by spirited irish
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on Texas’ constitutional right to defend and protect itself as President Joe Biden continues to attack Texas and refuse to perform his duties to secure the border.
“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,” reads the statement. “President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The failure of the Biden Administration to fulfill the duties imposed by Article IV, § 4 has triggered Article I, § 10, Clause 3, which reserves to this State the right of self-defense. For these reasons, I have already declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself. That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary.” [Full statement pdf HERE]
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: border; invasion; security; texas
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To: Amendment10
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:52:32 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Liberty Ship
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:53:56 PM PST
by
CFW
(I will not comply!)
To: CodeToad
Sounds like they don’t need Congress’s approval to wage war, including standing armies and battleships. They should issue letters of marque or whatever and turn the Texans loose on the problem.
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:54:07 PM PST
by
caddie
To: Fai Mao
He needs to raise a militia that starts to drill and practice. That already exists.
To: FatherofFive
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:54:25 PM PST
by
Obadiah
To: spirited irish
Do you think SCOTUS even knew about Texas Article I, § 10, Clause 3 ? Just asking
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:54:56 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: spirited irish
Good. Way late but finally, good.
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:55:19 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: spirited irish
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:56:28 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: spirited irish
Now we’re getting somewhere....
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:56:48 PM PST
by
PGR88
To: eastexsteve
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:57:12 PM PST
by
Fai Mao
(Starve the Beast and steal its food.)
To: CodeToad
"No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay. "..unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
This line works for me.
To: caddie
I think that is what this Governor’s declaration does. It says all avenues of defense are on the table.
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:57:52 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
To: spirited irish
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:58:23 PM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: spirited irish
A strongly worded letter. Yeah, sigh.....
To: eastexsteve
“..unless actually invaded...
This line works for me.”
Works for me, too! I think I’ve posted that very line many times on FR over the years.
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posted on
01/24/2024 1:58:41 PM PST
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CodeToad
(Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
To: wardamneagle
It’s the US constitution, but maybe SCOTUS is unfamiliar with that document
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posted on
01/24/2024 2:02:25 PM PST
by
McGavin999
( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
To: spirited irish
He may not be able to walk, but man can he kick ass!
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posted on
01/24/2024 2:03:55 PM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(“Who is John Galt?”)
To: CodeToad
I think that is what this Governor’s declaration does. It says all avenues of defense are on the table.Then you don't know Abbot well. Personally, I'd support a massive killing. Wouldn't take long for the scum to decide it is safer to go home to their shitholes.
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posted on
01/24/2024 2:04:10 PM PST
by
zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: eastexsteve
<<<< .unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.>>>>>This line works for me.
...................................Me, too. But your and my opinion might not matter.
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