[castlebrew]

“Texas can’t supercede federal law on immigration.”

Texas isn’t superseding federal immigration law. Feds aren’t enforcing it, and are actively aiding & abetting illegal immigration.

Feds have affirmatively rejected their Article IV, Section 4 duties, as delegated to them by the States. The responsibility to enforce the border therefore falls back to the States (who received that duty from the People). 10th Amendment applies.

[maddog55]

10th 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.

First part says it all: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States...

Article IV, Section 4 delegates that power to the federal government by the Constitution and states specifically:

“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.” (Emphasis added)

The fact the feds aren’t doing their job is treason in my book but it’s still their responsibility. That’s where the fight needs to be.

You can argue all day with your 10th amendment argument but as stated: Article IV, Section 4 delegates that power to the federal government and the 10th amendment doesn’t cover what Texas is doing because of that simple fact.

I am all for what Texas and Governor Abbott is doing because its an in your face do your f’n job to the federal government and needs to be done. Hopefully other states will follow.

[Dr. Franklin]

Texas isn’t superseding federal immigration law. Feds aren’t enforcing it, and are actively aiding & abetting illegal immigration.
Feds have affirmatively rejected their Article IV, Section 4 duties, as delegated to them by the States. The responsibility to enforce the border therefore falls back to the States (who received that duty from the People). 10th Amendment applies.

If we are to be a nation of laws and not men, then someone must enforce the law. What we have seen in recent years are courts ignoring the law to concentrate on who is acting. So according to our courts, its OK to have rigged elections as long as the right people don't complain about it. They won't tell us who should act, but its never the people filing the lawsuits. Here, its not disputed that laws are being broken, but the states are denied the opportunity to act during an invasion because of federal nonfeasance. In short, our courts are ruling that rights don't have remedies. The right people in the executive branch can ignore laws they don't like, and it's just tough nuggies. People are getting angry with these elitist judges, because people know it's BS.