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In a show of solidarity, 25 Republican governors issued a joint statement supporting Texas in its ongoing battle with the federal government to secure the border.
It's difficult to get 25 politicians to agree on much in today's charged political environment, but the Biden administration's lawless behavior has them banding together with a clear message: The time for inaction is over.
“President Biden and his administration have left Americans and our country completely vulnerable to the unprecedented illegal immigration flowing across the southern border,” the statement read.
The governors say that instead of upholding the rule of law and securing the border, the White House has refused to “protect American citizens from historic levels of illegal immigrants, deadly drugs like fentanyl, and terrorists entering our country.”
“We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the state of Texas in using every tool and strategy, including razor fences, to secure the border,” they added.
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Governors' Joint Statement in Defense of Texas Endorses Biden 'Outlaw'
The joint statement issued by state governors in support of Texas continues to echo Governor Greg Abbott's declaration of the “right to self-defense.”
Abbott asserts that declaring the invasion on the border in the manner in which he did allowed the state of Texas to invoke “constitutional authority to defend and protect itself.”
“The Framers of the United States Constitution made clear that at times such as these, the states have the right to self-defense, under Article 4, Section 4 and Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution,” the governors asserted.
They continue: “Because the Biden administration has waived its constitutional duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation.”
The only Republican governors whose names did not appear in the joint statement of support for Texas are Abbott (because it supports his actions) and Vermont Governor Phil Scott.
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The cavalry is coming
President Biden did not simply decide to avoid doing anything to control the situation at the border: he actively pursued efforts to keep it open.
When Arizona tried to create a temporary border wall out of shipping containers, he sued to remove them. Likewise, when Texas began installing razor wire, he had border agents come in and cut openings, then asked the Supreme Court to let him continue doing so.
Biden is actively helping with the invasion.
This joint pro-Texas letter from nearly every Republican governor in the country is not the only sign that the Cavalry is preparing to help defend the Lone Star State.
Former President Donald Trump took to social media to publish a call for all state governors wishing to deploy their National Guard in Texas to prevent the entry of “illegal immigrants” and send them back across the border.
Even Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Democrat who launched an independent campaign for president, stood alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
“Biden’s failure to secure the border leaves states with no choice but to take matters into their own hands,” Kennedy later wrote on social media, later adding: “A country without borders is no country at all.”
The need for specific limits was something Democrats used to agree on. That is until they realized they could simply bring in new voters to help gain or maintain power.
Abbott and the Texas National Guard said they would continue to “hold out” against the federal government despite the recent Supreme Court ruling.
Now standing alongside them are Trump, Kennedy, and 25 governors.
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