I will admit there were some good things Trump did at the border, but he didn't "solve it" by any means.caryking said:That would be derelict of duty; therefore, the state is acting. Abbott declared an invasion!hokiewolf said:I think because there is no declaration of war, that invasion language doesn't fly with what Abbott didcaryking said:Hokie, the following is Abbot's claim:hokiewolf said:other than the Constitutional law elective it took 25 years ago in college, no. But generally speaking, I'm not in favor of interpretation of the Constitution to fit what the wants and desires are for the two political parties.packgrad said:hokiewolf said:yescaryking said:Hokie, did you read Abbots letter?hokiewolf said:Article IV Section 4 seems pretty clear to me who has the authority. And unfortunately in this case, that is the Federal Government. So I don't fault Abbot at all, the fault is squarely on the Congress to act and fix this error, and again they would regather throw bombs at each other and then send out those clips to their email servers to get more donations.caryking said:Read Abbot's letter. He is quoting the constitution with his State rights.hokiewolf said:I'm by no means saying what Abbot did was wrong, but the Constitution is pretty clear when States are allowed to secure the border instead of the US Government.packgrad said:FlossyDFlynt said:Zero clue about the legalities surrounding this, but I feel like this is a very savvy move by Abbott. I feel like the Biden Administration is backed into a corner and I dont know how they can respond without looking awful to the voting public given how big of an issue immigration has become.packgrad said:
Greg Abbott is going to defend his border.My statement on Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense. pic.twitter.com/seNFZdmujP
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 24, 2024
Agreed. It's a big issue to most folks, cultists aside. No idea how the Biden admin can play this.
The way out of this is to elect more people who are serious about doing the actual work, understanding that that serious work involves compromise, and then re-electing those folks when they are primaried by someone like a MTG or and AOC or a Matt Gaetz or a guy like Bernie Saunders whose been in congress for 30 years and gotten one bill passed. 1!
Get me more people like Marco Rubio, Ben Sasse, or Roy blunt and Sherrod Brown. Those last two agreeed on probably 5 things and guess what, those 5 things are laws now.
Do you feel comfortable enough in your constitutional law knowledge to stand firm in your "I don't think Abbbott is wrong but he's wrong" position.
Because the Federal Government is derelict if its duties to uphold the following:
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Then, it kicks in the following:
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.
Is that legal maneuvering? Possibly.
Listen, I think Abbott was derelict in his duties, for three years, as well. Biden allowed this mess to start! Abbott should have done this three years ago.
Now, the big story is about this border deal, being stopped. First off, no one has read this bill, but a few…
Trump solved any border problem, we had, and needed no "bill" to do so. It's called.. being Presidential! Oh, that's right… you, Hokie, don't think Trump is qualified to be president.
And yes, he's still in my mind disqualified to be president.
Anyway, this will probably go to the Supreme Court and Roberts willl be the swing.