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."

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[–] cleoburymortimer@hexbear.net 71 points 9 months ago (1 children)

wtf does abbott actually want to achieve here, surely this is pre-election showboating and not a genuine attempt to split texas from the union?

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 72 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think he's trying to put Biden in an unwinnable situation. Biden either backs down and looks like a wimp or rolls out the National Guard to pull down the wire and "let the migrants in."

[–] jack@hexbear.net 74 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A good politician would just arrest Abbott

[–] machiabelly@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

on what grounds? I'm not super up to date on this predicament

[–] axont@hexbear.net 55 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Deliberately defying federal court orders and then bragging about it.

Feds told Abbott to take down the razor wire. Abbott made the Texan Guard put it back up, then claimed Biden is violating the constitution. A stronger politician than Biden would arrest Abbott but nothing will happen because it's all theater anyway. Abbott doesn't truly give a shit and the razor wire is like 40 feet across a bridge that doesn't have migrant crossings anyway.

[–] frogbellyratbone_@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

is Biden really just going to run around and arrest his political opponents?

you're right, but lol at everything

[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago

Abbot is hardly a political opponent on level with the president, but also unironically this dude legitimately defied orders from the federal government so yeah he should be arrested if Biden actually had the will to do it.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384

Seditious Conspiracy. I would love a federal investigation as to who is funding and cordinating the flow of migrants and arms to the cartels. If there is any bit of texas government or major corporations (cough EXXON TESLA) deliberately making things worse or facilitating these conditions to then cry about the conditions they facilitated for political points. All to "oppose" federal policy or rule. I think that would fall under that.