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| | Gov. Abbott filed a suit to enjoin the federal government from obstructing Texas's efforts to secure the border. Abbott uses the [[United States Constitution]] to buttress his claim: | | Gov. Abbott filed a suit to enjoin the federal government from obstructing Texas's efforts to secure the border. Abbott uses the [[United States Constitution]] to buttress his claim: |
| − | *First, Abbott relies on [[Full_Text_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section._4._3|Article IV, Section 4]] to describe the Federal government's duty: ''“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and '''shall protect each of them against Invasion'''…”''<ref>[https://www.texaspolicy.com/the-meaning-of-invasion-under-the-compact-clause-of-the-u-s-constitution/ The Meaning of Invasion Under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution], By Joshua Treviño, Texas Public Policy Foundation, November 29, 2022. www.texaspolicy.com</ref> He describes the failure of the Federal government to protect the states. | + | *First, Abbott relies on [[Full Text of the United States Constitution#Section. 4. 3|Article IV, Section 4]] to describe the Federal government's duty: ''“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and '''shall protect each of them against Invasion'''…”''<ref>[https://www.texaspolicy.com/the-meaning-of-invasion-under-the-compact-clause-of-the-u-s-constitution/ The Meaning of Invasion Under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution], By Joshua Treviño, Texas Public Policy Foundation, November 29, 2022. www.texaspolicy.com</ref> He describes the failure of the Federal government to protect the states. |
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| − | *Abbott then articulates the recourse taken by Texas in [[Full_Text_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section._10.|Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3]]: ''“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,… engage in War, '''unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay'''.”'' | + | *Abbott then articulates the recourse taken by Texas in [[Full Text of the United States Constitution#Section. 10.|Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3]]: ''“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,… engage in War, '''unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay'''.”'' |
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| | Abbott argues that the state of Texas, in light of the fact that the Federal government has failed in its duty to protect the states, has the right to enforce the laws to control immigration into the United States. Gov. Abbott wrote:<ref>[https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/Border_Statement_1.24.2024.pdf Governor Greg Abbott, January 24, 2024]. gov.texas.gov</ref> | | Abbott argues that the state of Texas, in light of the fact that the Federal government has failed in its duty to protect the states, has the right to enforce the laws to control immigration into the United States. Gov. Abbott wrote:<ref>[https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/Border_Statement_1.24.2024.pdf Governor Greg Abbott, January 24, 2024]. gov.texas.gov</ref> |
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| | Reprehensible': Maryland parents not informed of MS-13 student arrested for murder/rape.<ref>[https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/reprehensible-maryland-parents-not-informed-of-ms-13-student-arrested-for-murder-rape-walter-martinez-bob-cassilly-nino-mangione-harford-county-baltimore-county-kayla-hamilton Reprehensible': Maryland Parents Not Informed of MS-13 Student Arrested for Murder/Rape], Fox Baltimore, Sep 18, 2024</ref> | | Reprehensible': Maryland parents not informed of MS-13 student arrested for murder/rape.<ref>[https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/reprehensible-maryland-parents-not-informed-of-ms-13-student-arrested-for-murder-rape-walter-martinez-bob-cassilly-nino-mangione-harford-county-baltimore-county-kayla-hamilton Reprehensible': Maryland Parents Not Informed of MS-13 Student Arrested for Murder/Rape], Fox Baltimore, Sep 18, 2024</ref> |
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| − | [[Elon Musk]] has weighed in on the mainstream media’s silence regarding a recent ICE report revealing that more than 420,000 illegal immigrants convicted of crimes are currently residing freely in the United States. | + | [[Elon Musk]] has weighed in on the mainstream media's silence regarding a recent ICE report revealing that more than 420,000 illegal immigrants convicted of crimes are currently residing freely in the United States. |
| | <ref>[https://thepostmillennial.com/the-scale-of-the-deception-is-jawdropping-elon-musk-slams-media-silence-on-report-of-over-420000-criminal-illegal-immigrants-released-into-us ‘The scale of the deception is Jaw dropping’: Elon Musk slams media silence on report of over 420,000 criminal illegal immigrants released into US], ''The PM'', Sep 29, 2024</ref> | | <ref>[https://thepostmillennial.com/the-scale-of-the-deception-is-jawdropping-elon-musk-slams-media-silence-on-report-of-over-420000-criminal-illegal-immigrants-released-into-us ‘The scale of the deception is Jaw dropping’: Elon Musk slams media silence on report of over 420,000 criminal illegal immigrants released into US], ''The PM'', Sep 29, 2024</ref> |
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