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Governor Abbott declares an “invasion”. Supersedes any federal statutes. (gov.texas.gov)
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Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas’ Constitutional Right To Self-Defense

January 24, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Press Release

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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[–] 63 points 2 years ago (6 children)

As much as I like the idea, and the spirit of this comment, I don't know if it's fair to make Mexico take responsibility for a state as back ass-wards as Texas.

We've spent the better part of 200 years arming a bunch of white settlers while letting them circle jerk themselves raw over mythical Texan exceptionalism and Evangelical Christianity.

Giving Texas back to Mexico, is like feeding a toddler a pound of sugar, giving it a knife, and dropping it off at daycare.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Also, the cartels are real shit.

    Border towns are far more dangerous than 20 or 30 years ago.

    Good friends of mine who grew up in El Paso, who have family on the Mexican side, avoid crossing over if they don't have to. Shit's gotten real.

    The Mexican government is pretty much 3 cartels in a trench coat at this point.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I'm pretty sure that organized crime in Mexico would roll over most of Texas in a week. And given how those groups have historically had to hide amongst civlians, they occasionally have to throw the local populations a few crumbs, which means that, if they get taken over by the cartels, Texans might for the first time have a government that does something good for them rather than just murdering them.

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