Mighty Bulwark Forming as Dozens of States Flock to the Texan Cause, Tell Biden to Kick Rocks
Story by Jack Gist •
Remember when newly elected President Biden
said, "This is the time to heal in America”? He did just the opposite. He has divided America like no other president before him.
And the border crisis is at the center of that division.
Republican governors are backing GOP Texas Governor Greg Abbott's staunch rejection of the Biden administration's border authority, according to
The Hill.
On Tuesday, despite a
Supreme Court decision, the Texas National Guard went right on building razor wire barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Abbott defended the action in a statement Wednesday by claiming he has the authority to confront what he termed the “invasion” of the state by illegal immigrants. Abbott also claimed his authority to do so supersedes federal law.
Defying the Supreme Court -- which
ruled 5-4 that Texas officials cannot impede federal border agents from cutting down razor wire installed near the
Rio Grande \-- is a bold move. Abbot invoked Article IV, § 4 of the Constitution to back his authority in a statement that began, "The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States."
Article IV, § 4 states the federal government “shall protect each [State] against invasion.” The
Biden administration has failed to do that. Abbott also cited Article I, § 10, Clause 3, “the States’ sovereign interest in protecting their borders.”
Abbott's logic was enough to convince 25 Republican governors to back Texas in their standoff with the federal government, according to
UPI. That's half of the United States of America uniting under the banner of States' rights when it comes to protecting their borders from foreign invasion.
The GOP governors of
Oklahoma, Virginia, Florida and Georgia all voiced their support for Abbott’s decision, according to The Hill.
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida -- who recently withdrew from the GOP presidential primary and endorsed former President Donald Trump -- posted on social media platform X, “If the
Constitution really made states powerless to defend themselves against an invasion, it wouldn’t have been ratified in the first place and Texas would have never joined the union when it did. TX is upholding the law while Biden is flouting it.”