The doctors, lawyers, and engineers are coming!
Citizens could form up on the border to repel them if the government won’t, but you’re almost guaranteed bloodshed if that happens.
Section 4 of Article IV should be center stage in a couple of large issues today. It is called the “Guarantee Clause,” because its terms require the federal government to make specific provisions to all the states. In only one sentence, this section addresses three separate and important issues affecting every state, and so it is included here verbatim (as well as appended below). “The United States shall guarantee to every State in the 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.
At the time of its writing the Founders were thinking of Great Britain, Spain, French-Canadian, and Indian incursions – yet they knew full well that time would bring new threats. This clause works with Article I, Section 8, clause 15, where Congress is granted the power to call forth the militia to “repel Invasions.” James Madison wrote in Federalist #43 “...protection against invasion is due from every society to the parts composing it...”
It is obvious to anyone willing to observe disinterested fact that the State governments have absolutely, unequivocally, and utterly abrogated its duty to secure our borders against those entering this country illegally. Whether the purpose is “a better life,” “escape from oppression,” or the intention to carry out nefarious attacks against our citizens, states, country, and sovereignty, does not matter. It is the duty of the Federal government to protect the states against invasion. It is also the duty of the states. (It is the duty of Congress to find appropriate ways to address the legitimate desires of non-Americans to come here legally; see Article 1, Section 8, clause 4.) The current administration has even gone to the ridiculous lengths of bringing lawsuit in Federal courts to stop actions taken by states to protect themselves. They also show their utter lack of knowledge of the Constitution by bringing these suits in Federal District Courts, even though the Constitution clearly states in Article III, Section 2, 2nd paragraph that “[i]n all cases... in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction.” Any judge with even the flimsiest understanding of (and respect for) the Constitution should throw such cases out of court and order the states to repel. Any state leaders that do not do so should be removed from office by impeachment, as they have broken their oath to uphold the Constitution (or demonstrated their unfitness to hold office through ignorance of that which they have sworn to uphold).
This leaves us with the issue of states suffering from repeated invasion that the federal government is stopped from addressing through safe heaven actions or complete covering of illegals in cities within their state. Are the states allowed just to sit there and be overrun? NO! Remember, the states retain sovereignty and have the right (and the duty!) to call out their militias to protect themselves. Article 1, Section 10, last clause, states, “[n]o state shall... keep troops... or engage in war, unless actually invaded...” demonstrating very clearly that the states retain the right and ability to call forth their militias to repel invasions. And any state government that refuses to act on the invasion over our/their borders should be impeached and removed. And the federal troops should be sent in.
rwood
will likely take advantage of a “catch and release” immigration policy reinstated under President Barack Obama.
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Why is this policy still in place?
Go JW!
I don’t want to live near these invaders. They are full of hatred.
Don’t let them cross the border.
The National Guard, Border Patrol, and enforcement of both the border and the laws in the US are exclusively the province of the executive branch of the federal government, not the legislature. They can fund stuff and make new laws, and that’s it as far as their relevance goes. But the hashtags are cute, and it’s good to hear from a conservative in Hollywood.
Soros cattle drive.
If accurate, his political views (and perhaps his age, now 71, and perhaps a “Me Too” sexual misconduct claim) have had an impact on his job opportunities.
Woods hasn't had a major film part since 2013 (White House Down), and no major TV parts since Ray Donovan (big hit on Showtime) in 2013.
Amusing Wiki quote:
On July 30, 2015, Woods sued a Twitter user for $10 million...after he accused Woods of being a “Cocaine Addict”...On October 21, 2016, attorney Lisa Bloom revealed that the anonymous user had died, to which Woods said he hoped the guy “died in agony.”
The Ruskies and Chicoms have Hypersonic Missiles we are trying to figure out a defense for and today’s Politicians can’t figure out how to stop People from walking into our Country with a Month’s notice?
We are so screwed.
"The United States...shall protect each [State] against invasion" U.S. Const., Art. IV, Sec. 4.
On the authority of the Constitution Trump should commission Border Patrol Agents to STOP ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and force a safe VETTING PROCESS for those who want to enter legally.
This is our version of the Islamic takeover of Europe, courtesy of Soros and the globalists. Muslims have had a detailed plan to take over Europe by mass immigration. It appears that it’s great success is now being copied here by latin america.
To use the NG in a multi-state border war might require Pres. Trump to cite the Insurrection Act in order to federalize AZ/NM/TX's NG.
However, if these Third Wavers are stupid enough to march on just Texas via Brownsville or El Paso, then you just get Border Patrol and Texas Rangers (in El Paso's case, add in the 93D MP!).
This migrant terrorist attack seem strangely timed with Israel under attack in Gaza.
Will Trump do what Israel does or will he blink and betray Israel and by extension America? Remember, there is God language in this that the past presidents who faltered on Israel invited terrorism on US soil, starting most remarkably with Bush Jr weeks before 911.
I like Jim... but this is breaking news???
California has declared war on the United States.
Ha! That’s just what I was saying all day today. Declare a national emergency, get the military on the border.
Put all these invaders in Chevys, and they’ll never get here.
I agree!