Posted on 08/19/2023 5:44:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Biden Administration is taking steps to undermine Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R-TX) actions to keep illegal aliens out of the U.S.
The state's top land official called out the Biden Administration's proposed federal protection for two Rio Grande mussel species as a "political" game to stop Abbott from deploying his buoys in the U.S.-Mexico water border.
"Unfortunately, the Biden administration is turning the Endangered Species Act into a political tool to push an agenda rather than ensuring true conservation efforts are implemented," Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said in a statement. "This administration is proposing to roll back reasonable improvements made to this law and are simply ignoring the successful accomplishments of private preservationists, state, and local land managers by adding more federal red tape regulations."
The Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will list two freshwater mussels as endangered species. In its plans to claim the species is threatened, the FWS cited research that predicted the mussel population would decline "from a 'low' current condition to 'very low' over the next 25 years" and "be extinct 50 years into the future."
If successful, Abbott could be forced to remove his buoys from the water and prevent him from installing future buoys.
Republican House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington criticized Biden's efforts to dismantle the buoys, saying the president has no problem letting thousands of illegal migrants stampede through the same water spot in an attempt to enter the U.S. since 2021.
"Clearly, Biden is more concerned about disrupting the habitat of the Mexican mussels than disrupting the operations of Mexican cartels who are destroying the lives of Americans and migrants alike," Arrington statement. "Where were Biden's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's concerns when millions of migrants trampled the mussel's 'critical habitat' while illegally crossing the Rio Grande?"
In July, the Department of Justice tried to shut down the governor's water buoys installed weeks prior to stop President Joe Biden's persistent border crisis that is allowing crime, sex trafficking, and deadly drugs into the country.
The DOJ argued that the 1,000-foot-long buoy barriers "threats to navigation and public safety and present humanitarian concerns."
The weaponized DOJ claims the water buoys pose humanitarian and environmental concerns.
Our Governor needs to tell Biden to GTH.
Meanwhile, back in Houston, Abbott is growing the largest colonia north of Mexico.
Yo that kind of thinking got 100’s of people burnt to death in Hawaii.
They need to start saying what we all are thinking!!! Biden has been paid off by the Cartels to keep the Borders open!!! You can bet the farm that they would say that about us!!
I guess you would have wanted Governor Beto. I’m happy with Governor Abbott.
I’d rather have America First.
And millions of unwashed feet trudging through the river doesn’t cause a problem?
Texit
In other words, the federal government will prevent the state from enforcing the federal laws that the federal government willfully ignores.
So would the rest of us Freepers!
They’ve found some “international” morons who have swam the length of the Rio Grande and have come to the retarded conclusion the there is a border line on the bottom of the river and the buoys appear to be in Mexico. SO WHAT! Look at all the Mexicans that are in America. We need to charge Mexico for using our buoys to keep their residents at home.
Rio Grande mussels. ROTFL. The places we built fences never stopped the “endangered moths” from flying back and forth between Mehico and the U.S. Especially on Friday and Saturday nights and payday weekends.
Water cannons. I like water cannons.
Agree!
Sounds like NYC and DE are going to get very crowded.
Texas needs to establish its own border guard unit. I bet there would be lots of volunteers.
Biden is commander in chief of US military. Abbott is in charge of Texas national guard. Not a fair match.
Put in a second row of buoys a few feet towards the US side and post signs saying “mussel preserve - no trespassing!”. Now the buoys are there to protect the mussels and removing them would be a violation of the endangered species act.
It ain’t just Mexico coming in.
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