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Five days ago several Texas counties officially declared that they were under an invasion.
As of this past Friday, Texas House Republicans are supporting the declarations, and pushing Governor Abbot to make a State-wide declaration
The reason this thread was posted in the Constitution sub-forum is because when a State officially declares it is being invaded the prohibitions placed on all States under Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the US Constitution disappear.
Should Governor Abbott officially declare that Texas is being invaded, he could:
Texas counties declare ‘invasion’ during border crisis: ‘We’re being invaded’
Several Texas counties declared a border “invasion” on Tuesday in a move to pressure the state’s governor to issue a similar declaration.
nypost.com
As of this past Friday, Texas House Republicans are supporting the declarations, and pushing Governor Abbot to make a State-wide declaration
House Republicans back Texas counties’ ‘invasion’ declaration in response to border crisis
A number of House Republicans are backing the move by Texas counties to declare the situation at the southern border an "invasion" -- as border states face overwhelming migrant numbers. This from msn.com. Officials from several Texas
defconnews.com
The reason this thread was posted in the Constitution sub-forum is because when a State officially declares it is being invaded the prohibitions placed on all States under Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the US Constitution disappear.
Should Governor Abbott officially declare that Texas is being invaded, he could:
- Raise military troops that answer only to the Governor;
- He can even house those military troops in private homes since the Third Amendment doesn't apply to States;
- Arm ships of war;
- Make compacts with other States and other foreign nations;
- Pretty much do whatever the State of Texas needs to do to be secure against invasion; and
- Do all of this without the consent of Congress.