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]
Shameful that the republicans in Congress have not removed this Admin.
How are they going to do that exactly?
Impeach Biden and MAyorkas. But McConnell is readying his Replace Americans Act, instead.
Yes, those two should be impeached, but that does not remove them and ultimately nothing changes, but being impeached will be in the first line of their obituaries, so there is some value.
Defund it. Shut the government down. It is destroying us.
I keep saying that the only power the Republicans in the majority in the House have is to shut down the government. Anything else is a surrender.
^^^^^ they should have shut the government down the first chance they had.
Uniparty is destroying us. Primary every single Democrat with a (R) behind their name.
Yep. SC has an open primary. Democrates can vote in republican primary.
Its not a real primary but a uniparty primary.
Niki haley will try to take advantage of that an urge democrates to vote in the so called republican primary.
We must reject the biden regime like Texas.
The entire place is illegal and full of criminals.
How about arrest them all?
We have, in no way, shape or form the government that the Constitution describes.
Unless we can end the payroll tax (automatic payroll deductions to make washington d.c. rich scheme) and go back to the gold standard everything else is moot. We will never tame the beast that wastes our money unless we stop feeding the beast that is destroying us.
They do not have the consent of the governed either?
Why we haven’t had an impeachment a weeks since we got control of the House is a travesty. THE PROCESS IS THE PUNISHMENT!
In a land beyond beyond
In a world past hope and fear
I bid you Biden, disappear!
Mitch McConnell is able to endorse The real President Donald Trump if he wanted to endorse him. These Republicans are “the men back east” trying to stop anyone from correcting this foundering ship.
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
‘Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
‘Cause of rich men north of Richmond-Oliver Anthony
The RNC and Republicans should be suing all the agencies the agency heads and the decisions .
When the Democrats want to stop an administration they sue every agency and every agency decision and tie them up in court.
The RNC doesn’t do anything other than provoke its base to anger by holding hearings without engaging the legal framework for decision making…inthe COurts.
You saw the James O’Keefe’s expose of the DC uniparty club debauchery and compromised state subject to all kinds of blackmail. They can’t move a muscle on this.
Yes, read it. Confirmed what many suspected.
Shameful Gov Abbott didn’t invoke this authority years ago instead of busing them all over our country.
I’m sorry, if he hadn’t started bussing them all over the county, all of these “sanctuary” cities and states would still be turning a blind eye to this issue. That part was absolutely necessary too.
They still are, democrats dont care, they play the long game. Really the other poster above is correct. Texas could have put a stop to this years ago, they have the right to as Abbott spells out here. This isn’t some new state’s right.
Globalists like illegals until I guess they don’t. Must be camping out near their country clubs.
…not only Texas…every other State whose U.S. Citizens respect & cherish the American Way of Life
I wish the illegals would camp out ON the hundreds of golf courses in Maryland, Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Obama had his pick of Military Golf Courses when he was in charge. Start there.
Concur, but elected officials just scream for more tax money to support them. Until these illegal invaders are placed inside the homes of these governors, mayors, city councils, AGs, secstates, elite law offices; they won’t stop.
Many inner city blacks very po’d about it. We’ll see if it matters.
Those mayors are all Bill Clinton now. “I feel your pain.”
Abbott is NOW doing what Kari Lake promised to do on Day One before they stole the Governorship in AZ from her in 2022.
THAT is why she could not be allowed to win — at all (in your face cheating) costs …
His action is in one park in Eagle Pass. TX does not have the money or the manpower to guard the TX border. But symbolism is important, too and can have many good consequences from taking this action. Also, the busing is and will still be very important. The busing is what finally got the attention of the media because they could not ignore it and the attention of the mayors and governors of the various states. If anything, Abbott should increase the busing to all kinds of blue cities.
Remember, the US nationalizes 2 million legal immigrants a year. That in itself is a huge number. That is more than the rest of the world combined allows into their countries annually.
Last night, on RAV, I heard a comment that the letter Abbott wrote was not filed, and he needed to “get on the same page with AG Paxton.”
Abbott has done nothing but the bare minimum for years, useless, feeble efforts to make people think he’s doing something. I heard several years ago (can’t remember where) that Abbott would do nothing about the illegal invasion because his wife is heavily involved with the Catholic Charities NGO.
But, but, but Speaker Johnson is a really nice man … and a STRONG Christian in the mold of Mike Pence. These are measured men … for measured times. He feels your pain … and will be working hard to bring about the changes so desperately needed to our broken immigration system … such as quintupling the number of H1b Visas … Visas that will NEVER expire as millions of dot.Indians willing to work for half $ what lazy white (black and brown too) Americans will accept … drop anchor babies and become de facto citizens. All Christian Americans are compassionate and believe we are obligated to import and save every last foreigner … because America was built on Foreigners … right!?
PUKE/sarc.
Very platitudinous. Nice.
They repeat the EXACT SAME garbage … day after day … year after year. It’s like tapes playing my head … like EVIL voices saying … “kill yourself” … “kill America” …
it’s sickening
Not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Outstanding Verse recall !!!
The ones owned by the US Chamber of Commerce? They welcome our new, cheaper labor.
Nikita’s campaign headquarters…US Chamber of Commerce, with her satellite office at the Council on Foreign Relations. I think Nakita found her mentor there..Hidabeast
Most of these invaders are not coming here to work for minimum wage, cooking burgers and sweeping floors.
They already work for the drug cartel war lords and will do their bidding when instructed.
Weak and ball less.
its even more shameful that the people have not done it.
The Republicans in Congress don’t have the authority to remove anyone in Washington. Exactly what do you want them to do. They can impeach Biden in the House, but the Senate has to convict to actually remove him or anyone else they want to impeach, but that is not going to happen, since you need 67 votes in the Senate to convict and remove.
I like his style!…Let the liberals on the U.S. Supreme Court put that in their pipes and smoke it.
Forgive me, but I don’t trust Abbott one bit. The bussing of the illegals all over the country is just more RINO theater and it provides him cover as he helps to distribute our replacements all over the Northern US.
Don’t forget who gave him his start in politics. Bush the dumber is all in for destroying America, like his father and grandfather before him.
Alright Texas, GET SOME!
and hopefully keep his cajones
Hopefully this pushback becomes contagious.
Every single Red State AG “should” be suing this administration in some form or fashion!
That word “should” has been a big word for the past three years.
NOPE…the courts are not our friends. Abbot just accomplished something through the natural act of self-defense (nullification) that cannot happen through the courts.
Won’t happen in Arizona with Hobbs as Governor. She’s another one “frauded” into office
Hopefully it’s more than talk
Why now?? Why so late?? What is this new fake tough on crime stance all about? I mean Abbott is every bit the politically expedient whore Lindsey Graham is.
Maybe Abbott realized Trump will be President and trying to get on his good side!
i thought that was possible also but i believe trump is still a long shot so abbott has other motives in play. i think he has designs on the white house himself.
FDR did it from a wheelchair, why not GA.
That’s a good question. Many of these guys don’t have any core beliefs, they just do what benefits them. McCarthy is an example. Maybe Abbott felt enough pressure to think his political career is over if he didn’t take this step. Just shows we need to win elections.
It’s because of the SCOTUS ruling yesterday.
Its f’ing election year dude, this is what they do. Abbott could’ve done this years ago, instead he bused them everywhere to be everywhere in our country. Screw abbott and the government. Texans and all States have God given rights that the Constitution describes and is written to read, But they are God given and We have every Right to defend ourselves from enemies outside country and inside. Abbott is late to the party.
makes sense to me.
Abbott isn’t up for reelection this year.
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/2024/offices2024.shtml
Abbott declared an invasion last year. Nobody covered it. The text of his message says he has “already” declared an invasion. He did this BEFORE installing buoys and concertina wire . . . as he was required to do in order to install the buoys and wire . . . https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/texas-gov-greg-abbott-invasion-southern-border/
That is always my first question.
Why now is the Hunter Biden laptop confirmed to be real?
Why now were spy balloons aimlessly drifting through the US?
(Does anyone really believe they were 1. actual spy balloons and 2. Chinese spy balloons?) Not I.
Why now are Joe Biden’s bribes/business dealings being investigated?
Why now is Vivek calling out the corruption in DC? Laying the smackdown on ole Nikki?
Why now do 7 stocks account for 25% of the SP500?
I can keep going…
Preach brother
These two too.
2 words:
Complicit media
THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA: We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
Who is the threat? Us!
Can’t rely on Americans in enough numbers for your treasonous plans? Import millions of military age men.
Isnt it unconstitutional to have a fed military against its own citizens? So much for Prof Bath house’s knowledge…. There’s a reason for not having a military attack it’s own family. Sick puppy….
The unconstitutionality was part of the appeal for Obama. He enjoyed trampling on the Constitution he hated.
Prof bathhouse is fantastic.
The creation of the Schutz Staffel.
Spot on
The Commies in this country wanted a civil war, this may be the start. Time to deputize every single U.S. patriot, they have their illegal invader army all ready to go.
Something tells me Texans already know this is what the deal is.
Trucker Convoy Joins Texas BORDER CONTROL in DEFIANCE of Supreme Court!
👇
First , came the Truckers
Then came the Farmers ,
Then came the Service workers
Then came it’s citizens !
Supposedly republicans control the purse strings in the House of Representatives. If they did not want this invasion it could be shut down and Texas would not need to enforce its own international border.
Our awesome speaker is negotiating the Ukraine funds with border security as one of his carrots. What a turd. They all know they aren’t enforcing laws we put them there to deal with and we’re negotiating against ourselves to avoid sending pallets of cash to another third world dictatorship.
What disgusts me about this is the fact that after 15 or 20 million illegal aliens enter the country, the GOPe plays along and says that reform is needed, including making the illegal aliens magically legal. This is one reason why MAGA exists. Of course, there are other reasons, also tied to an ineffective GOPe – like undeclared wars.
And “reform” is more funding for processing the illegals. I believe I heard they want to legislate 5k a day!
They have to kill this senate monstrosity.
Well, if Biden can declare an insurrection, I don’t know why Abbott can’t declare an invasion.
Abbott would be light years more correct.
Ley Joe Biden try to use American force against other Americans. Maybe some Sheeple will wake up !
Let’s goooo!
Amy Comey Barrett did us a favor. We will soon see who will fight and who will not.
It is about damn time.
I lived in Texas for 50 years. I worked on the border many of those years. The Hispanic Texans who live on the border have been screaming for help for decades. But these last three years, it has become a virtual onslaught of illegals.
Call out the militia.
Long overdue.
I’m having deja-vu here. Didn’t he issue that letter back in September? See story below. I guess he re-issued it today, hoping it would make a difference this time? These guys sure like writing letters! How about actually doing something?
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/border-wars-thursday-september-21
About bloody time. Now … start the deportations!
If Texas pulls off deportations, wise state AG’s should coordinate to return their illegals to Texas to deport in a controlled fashion. National Guard from like-minded states could assist.
But not their senator (Lankford). Come on, Oklahomans — make Lankford miserable!!!
He apparently isn’t answerable to Oklahomans, a state in which President Trump carried every county. Lankford is owned by the Men Back East.
And the other Oklahoma Senator, Markwayne Mullins, congratulated and praised the cop who shot and killed the woman in the Capitol on January 6. Oklahoma has two crappy Senators.
Back it with actions, Stitt.
The Federal Government is in a lose-lose situation here.
The Border is a top issue this year, an election year. By sending illegals to media hotbeds like New York, DC and Chicago, the issue cannot be ignored by the media, and in turn the American people at large. Their eyes turn to the border to see madness; all accept what it is, only some openly say it.
The Federal Government can either continue to fight Texas on this, showing their lunacy and deliberate treason against the citizenry of the United States or capitulate and let Texas do what they refuse to do. But the longer this goes, the more questions are raised, and the more people look for someone to have an answer for it. It sure as hell ain’t the dementia patient, and it sure as hell ain’t the Koch’s current batch of play things.
Yes, and it’s exactly why the democrats have been shouting out their “Kill the babies!” songs as of late.
Naturally, ms. lindsie or some other R uni-party stooge, sock-puppet and Useful Idiot will give’em an assist and declare “No you cannot under any circumstances!” and turn the topic into a leading issue for the election so the feckless and useless R’s can all step on a rake.
The entire Democrat platform is: abortion and screaming “racism!” and “Trump is Hitler!”
That’s actually more than I thought Abbott had in him, but I can’t, in good conscience, do anything but applaud the move. Every other border state should follow this example.
Given that immigration continually remains among the top three concerns of the American voter, Trump needs to hammer this message home, against Joe AND Nimrata. Not only the lawlessness of a senile and absentee so-called president, but the extraordinary lengths that his abdication of duty and betrayal of oath has forced on the states. And force the hyper-ambitious Haley to defend her defense of this invasion.
Give your enemies enough opportunities to dig a pit and eventually you’ll have the solace of seeing them fall into it.
If you’ve been noticing, there is a tide that is turning, ever since Elon purchased Twitter and Gaetz ousted McCarthy.
Once Texas secures the border they can start expelling all illegals in Texas. Just put them back over the border with Mexico. Mexico is giving them a free pass coming in let them deal with getting rid of them. Wonder if they’ll be able to use their EBT card in Mexico.
My opinion is Teas will arrest the migrants for illegal trespass. The penalty being jail or walk back across the bridge to Mexico.
Go back across the river.
I have two things to say. Any other state governor that hasn’t supported the Texas proclamation and offer their state guard troops to support can go to hell.
And, Freedonia is going to war!
His crimes of not obeying his oath of office, not protecting the borders and paying illegals to cross over via housing and money, etc, merits impeachment. But no one in congress is talking about this. Its all about his monetary exploits. But willfully endangering the nation, not so much.
I still like the idea of Gators. As open as the border is no one would know any difference if a few were slipped in the water, until they started to chomp. Here nor there, something has to be done immediately. It is sickening watching them come in by the thousands. It is an invasion. It is war.
Hippos. They kill more.
‘Then all at once….’
Oh goodness.
Prayers. Up.
FWIW …
Because the EU works so well.
Sigh……the ignorance just hurts. The EU has countries with DIFFERENT languages and cultures. They have been at WAR with each other off and on for centuries.
The Coasts get all of the military bases and warm water ports that EVERYONE relies upon.
Looks like TX Gubnor Abbot FINALLY grew a “set of Nads” ( Or TX Atty. Gen. Paxton helped him find a pair to use)…
ABOUT doggone time…
Texas doesn’t want the invasion & neither do any of the other states that have folks who believe in the US Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land(U.S.A.)
The current( so-called) “Chief Executive”, is not following his Constitutional oath to “Uphold & Defend” the US Constitution, and in failing to do so, is acting in an impeachable manner.
The whole of the US Congress, meaning BOTH the House of Reps. & the US Senate , by not impeaching Biden (for OBVIOUS Dereliction of Duty and the “High Crimes & Misdemeanors of not dong his doggone job that he was “placed” in), are being complicit & ALSO, not obeying their oath of office to “Uphold & Defend” the US Constitution.
I am quite ticked off about the lack of “intestinal fortitude” (“Nads”) of MOST, if not all of the US Congress(both), for Not Doing Their Job, once again, regardless of their declared “gender”.
Grrr..
I have been told that rope is easily available, the feathers & tar can also be found, not hard to find, and a “rail” or reasonable substitute, can also be located, if pressed into finding them.
I am not advocating violence, but I have heard about it on occasion, & sometimes folks imaginations can become reality if they are tired of the BS.
If ya get my “drift”.
Not all tales are fairy tales.
Grrr. still angry…
Edit: Yeah, I had to fix some things… stuff happens. 😉
Democrats and RINOs out.
Glad to FINALLY see this. Why did Abbott all of a sudden find a pair?!
Well played Ron.
This is the way…
Think about this…….
A Governor, one of 50, formally declares a foreign invasion on the soil of America and neither Senator McConnell or Senator Graham or any of the other frauds in DC, don’t say a word.
So telling……….
The more this goes on, the more trump wins in november
Texas was the first republic on this continent. The USA republic was later. Governor Abbot and AG Paxton will remind, or educate those who are unaware.
So the faux-journalists of the MSM will be hiding this. Sins of omission aplenty.
Why didn’t Abbott do this 2 or 3 years ago?
Or 4 or 5 years ago?
..because” something going on”…and even Sundance can not write about…because DS would shut down this site…….
Joe Biden’s dementia has very recently entered Stage 6. During this stage Joe, not may, but WILL begin to have paranoia, hallucinations, and delusional behavior. Joe will start believing his caregivers are trying to harm him and he will attempt to flee. Joe will display agitation, anxiety, and even violent behavior. This is how the disease progresses. At this stage there is no treatment, no medication, no reversal. As of right now, Joe Biden is not running the country. Unelected nameless and faceless people are now controlling this country with absolutely no moral or legal restraints. As a nation we are deep in a constitutional crisis right now. For the first time in our nation’s history there is a better than even chance our government falls before November.
That is all generally correct, although the course can vary. As for running the country, he never has been. This is Obama’s fourth term.
This is what the Ds do-push it to the extreme and dare someone to stop them. If they get stopped they’ve already gotten what they want politically and financially and then they move on to the next scam.
Sundance said it a year or two ago…
The only remedy to this out of control federal government is extreme federalism.
Bravo Texas.
More radical federalism please!
I don’t trust Greg Abbott. He’s WEF.
I live south of the Muddy Red, I don’t either, but I’ll give him an ‘attaboy for this.
It just occurred to me that this is exactly the type of constitutional crisis biden needs do declare a national emergency, call in the military and suspend the election.
A standing army is one of the greatest mischief that can possibly happen. Without standing armies liberty can never be in danger, nor with large ones safe. A standing military force, with an overgrown executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.
– James Madison (“The Father of the United States Constitution”)
When a government wishes to deprive its citizens of freedom, and reduce them to slavery, it generally makes use of a standing army.
– Luther Martin, Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention
Bidung is a lawless fake president. Why is that lawlessness a constitutional crisis ?
Mitch is blaming Trump for the border.
McConnell just told Senate Republicans that Trump won’t let them help fix the border because he wants to run on it.
Gee Mitch, you and your pal Schumer sure like to blame everyone else for the Senate’s woeful incompetency and malfeasance. How about just getting your jobs done for a change instead of all the juvenile playacting and political games?
There sure is a lot of astroturf in this comments section. “Why now? Why not a few years ago?” There is a process to everything, including declaring an invasion. Trying to turn public sentiment against Abbott at this time is a stupid effort. The Supreme Court turned their backs on states’ rights by ruling that Texas had no right to secure her borders. In order to recapture control over the state, the governor was forced to declare an invasion.
Something else is going on here besides the invasion. The Supreme Court justices absolutely know that they can’t simply disregard states’ rights. A similar infringement is what led to the formation of the Confederate States of America and eventually the civil war. I think the globalist-owned federal government is doing everything they can to sow discord among the citizens.
You are right John, timing is everything.
By sending these illegal aliens to as many blue cities as possible for sevral months, Abbott got the attention of many citizens and the press.
They found out the hard way these “immigrants” are not sweet little kids and healthy, intelligent adults who just want a job, any old job.
Now the blue cities are suffering from the crime, disease, filth and chaotic violence that the border states have been suffering from for over 30 years, and they and very unhappy.
Because of this shared suffering many more states than just a few border states were enraged at this crackpot decision by the SCOTUS and now seem to be willing to stand with Texas when before they were reluctant.
This is going to be interesting to watch which states side with Texas like Arkansas and Oklahoma and which do not.
I am pretty sure my state of Colorado will do nothing to help Texas, but I can also say that the citizens of Colorado are fed up and angry about this invasion and will be very unhappy with our wimply Gov.
How many states will be in this situation?
Govs who side with SCOTUS but their voters are angry voters and are suffering from the rise in crime, disease and chaos that these illegals bring into their towns.
Our Heavenly Father uses a very principled man, a crippled man of physical status, a man courage and of integrity, to ‘STAND” on principles, and shames those standing men whose strong legs take them into the land of cowardice, where they are frozen beings who are soley concerned with their own personal enrichment. Governor Abbot is Thunderous in his declaration and rightly and justifiably so. Are we surprised by the Hand of God on a crippled man? I think not, after all, these are “the end times” that were in smack dab in the middle of. And Jesus said, “in the end, good will become evil, and evil will become good, yes, black will become white and white will become black.”
For once in a long long time I have felt happy this morning – just like I did when Presidendt Trump was in office.
Let this movement snowball and show this dementia patient exactly who is in charge and what his job entails.
Joe Biden: Texans are revolting.
Jill Biden: They have always been revolting. Now there are rebelling!
I can’t be the only one who reads this as tantamount to a letter of secession. The claim Biden aka the Fed Gov. has broken the “Compact”. Meaning the Fed. Gov’t has severed the contractual agreement made with TX when it agreed to accept TX’s application to become a State rendering such agreement null/void. Then in the last few sentences stating flat out TX law now supersedes Fed Law all but declaring a refusal to accept the Supreme Courts recent ruling.
I’m not for secession, but also not for this invasion. We’re at the point where we must box the Feds in. We don’t have a choice, but it could escalate quickly and get ugly fast.