Posted on 11/28/2024 7:24:30 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The Biden-Harris administration was blocked from destroying razor-wire fencing Texas officials placed along the US-Mexico border by a federal appeals court Wednesday.
In a 2-1 decision, the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas “will likely succeed” in a lawsuit arguing that the federal government would be in violation of state trespassing laws if it were to cut down concertina wire placed in Eagle Pass — a hot spot for human and drug smuggling — in an effort to combat illegal border-crossings.
“Texas is seeking, not to ‘regulate’ Border Patrol, but only to safeguard its own property,” the 5th Circuit’s ruling stated.
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An honest ruling. We need more like that.
Yeah, and that’s good I guess, but isn’t it a bit too late?
Seems to me more like commies running back under their rocks to wait for the next time their guys get into power.
They thought they were good, they dropped the masks and bared their fangs... then oh crap, America caught them with a wild haymaker. They did not see that coming.
Have the liberals or Biden/Harris ever mention WHY they are tearing down the fencing?
About time. Should have at least given them the eye not to destroy the country between now and the 20th.
After January 20th it won’t be a problem anyway.
In a 2-1 decision, the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals
Sigh. There's always at least one idiot.
I hope it included repayment to Texas for the damage to fencing already done.
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