Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass. Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire

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Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings.

Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants.

I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings & install more razor wire.

https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1704614936218149361

[Smokin Joe]

Article IV Relationships Between the States

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.

This is a definite blatant violation of Article 5 of the Constitution by the Federal Government.

There is no severability clause in the Constitution, so does this render the compact void?

[libertybele]

It couldn't be more obvious; Brandon & Co. want this invasion.  It equals votes and it will financially bankrupt this country.

When the U.S. is no longer the land of milk and honey, where will the ILLEGALS go? 

[Free Vulcan]

This is a definite blatant violation of Article 5 of the Constitution by the Federal Government.

There is no severability clause in the Constitution, so does this render the compact void?

And this is the future court battle to come - if the FedGov absolves itself of it's plenary power to control the border, does it give the States the right to do so in it's absence?

A question that SCOTUS needs to answer for certain.

[Smokin Joe]

And this is the future court battle to come - if the FedGov absolves itself of it's plenary power to control the border, does it give the States the right to do so in it's absence?

A question that SCOTUS needs to answer for certain.

Well, there is  the Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

But that does not deal with a power delegated to the United States (Federal Government) that the Federal Government fails to utilize in its Constitutional Duty.

Legally, does that power then devolve then to the State(s) which are affected, or for that matter to each of the several States to exercise as they see fit?

The term "Constitutional Crisis" has been bandied about quite a bit in the last few years, but this may actually be one.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

 

[Free Vulcan]

Legally, does that power then devolve then to the State(s) which are affected, or for that matter to each of the several States to exercise as they see fit?

You would think it does. In American law, most times if you abandon something it's fair game for someone else to claim.

I realize we are dealing with a Constitutional issue, but given the 10th Amendment you mentioned declares that the States are a legal entity on their own, and in this case share the same border with the FedGov, that would give them some standing to defend their border between the State lines.