In a recent op-ed for The New York Post, Texas Governor Greg Abbott made his case for why Texas has a right to defend itself from a migrant invasion at its southern border.
From Abbott’s Op-Ed:
One of the most crucial rights granted in the U.S. Constitution is a state’s ability to secure its own border.
James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution,” emphasized that Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 would allow Virginia’s state militia “to be called forth to suppress smugglers” who had endangered their state.
Those smugglers were bringing contraband into the state and threatened the sovereignty of Virginia’s borders. Madison knew that states must have the means to defend themselves.
John Marshall reinforced this right held by states. He too was an important advocate for ratifying the Constitution, and later a Chief Justice on the Supreme Court.
Marshall explained that Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 “clearly proves that the states can use the militia when they find it necessary,” to respond to an invasion or imminent danger.
Today, Texas faces a similar but starker threat than Virginia’s smugglers, with Mexican drug cartels that operate as paramilitary forces on our border.
Abbott goes on to highlight the shocking statistics associated with Biden’s broken border, including that the Texas Department of Public Safety has arrested more than 39,000 criminals smuggled across our border by the cartels.
Read Abbott’s Full Op-Ed Here:
Our Founding Fathers granted states a constitutional right to secure our borders against invasion.
Today, the cartels pose an imminent danger to Texas & the U.S.
Texas—with the support of America's Governors—will fight to do the job Biden refuses to do. https://t.co/Bo1TfXK8Kl
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) February 20, 2024
