Right on cue Biden's DOJ plans to sue Texas's attempt to slow border invasion

[DigitalDrifter]

As I've always said on these boards, WHATEVER the attempt that is made to at least slow down illegal immigration, you can ALWAYS count on Democrats to fight it! It never, N-E-V-E-R fails.

Justice Department plans to sue Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande​

The U.S. Department of Justice intends to sue Texas over the placement of a floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande that Gov. Greg Abbott deployed to impede migrants from crossing the river from Mexico into Texas, according to news outlets, including the Houston Chronicle.

The Justice Department sent Abbott a letter on Thursday regarding the barrier.

“The State of Texas’s actions violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government’s ability to carry out its official duties,” according to the letter, which was published in full by the Washington Post.

Assistant Atty. Gen. Todd Kim and U.S. Atty. for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza wrote that the floating barrier violates the Rivers and Harbors Act that “prohibits the creation of any obstruction to the navigable capacity of waters of the United States.”

Justice Department plans to sue Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande

'This floating barrier poses a risk to navigation, as well as public safety, in the Rio Grande River, and it presents humanitarian concerns,' the Justice Department says.

www.latimes.com

 

[jotathought]

The desert and arid climate along the entire southern border of Texas poses a risk to navigation and public safety. Illegals should be discouraged to trek into the United States and prevented by our government. At least Texas is attempting to bridge the gap where Biden is failing.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

The desert and arid climate along the entire southern border of Texas poses a risk to navigation and public safety. Illegals should be discouraged to trek into the United States and prevented by our government. At least Texas is attempting to bridge the gap where Biden is failing.

Yes, and they are at least not constantly sending out the message like Dimocrats do, that we welcome the flood of illegals.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Mass illegal immigration benefits the Corrupt Democrat Party's coalition of hate.

 

[1srelluc]

I guess it would depend on who owns the Rio Grande along the border with TX.

 

[debbiedowner]

Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It’s Not Working.

Operation Lone Star, with $4.5 billion spent so far, has had little effect on migration while facing charges of civil-rights abuses.

www.wsj.com

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It’s Not Working.

Operation Lone Star, with $4.5 billion spent so far, has had little effect on migration while facing charges of civil-rights abuses.

www.wsj.com

And here we go right here folks. ANYTHING they can do to pour cold water on ANY attempt to slow the invasion down, people like this dickwad poster will come running to do it.

 

[dudmuck]

Mass illegal immigration benefits the Corrupt Democrat Party's coalition of hate.

 

[Catsnmeters]

As I've always said on these boards, WHATEVER the attempt that is made to at least slow down illegal immigration, you can ALWAYS count on Democrats to fight it! It never, N-E-V-E-R fails.

Justice Department plans to sue Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande​

Justice Department plans to sue Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande

'This floating barrier poses a risk to navigation, as well as public safety, in the Rio Grande River, and it presents humanitarian concerns,' the Justice Department says.

www.latimes.com

Yeah, when states violate federal law they get sued.

Are you new?

 

[jknowgood]

Yeah, when states violate federal law they get sued.

Are you new?

Then Texas turn around and sue and demand our representatives impeach and remove Biden for not securing the border.

 

[Silent Warrior]

Yeah, when states violate federal law they get sued.

Are you new?

Um, they can come into the US, just not Texas. Every state has a right to protect it's own borders. Let them come in through Arizona. They have a Nazi governor now so will be glad to help.

 

[Catsnmeters]

Then Texas turn around and sue and demand our representatives impeach and remove Biden for not securing the border.

They already tried that but didn't have standing.

Now back to the topic.

Texas is breaking federal law. What else needs be said?

 

[Catsnmeters]

Um, they can come into the US, just not Texas. Every state has a right to protect it's own borders. Let them come in through Arizona. They have a Nazi governor now so will be glad to help.

Sure, but the Rio Grand is federally owned.

Texas has no legal right to place a water fence on federal property. Keep the fence on Texas land if they want to pull political stunts.

 

[Arlette]

Sure, but the Rio Grand is federally owned.

Texas has no legal right to place a water fence on federal property. Keep the fence on Texas land if they want to pull political stunts.

Abbott knows that. He wants to go to court

 

[Catsnmeters]

Abbott knows that. He wants to go to court

Yep. You nailed it.

An illegal political stunts for the party of law and order.

 

[Rogue AI]

Abbott should make sure the floating border is on the Mexican side of the river, outside US federal jurisdiction. Let Mexico try and take it to court.

 

[johnwk]

Sure, but the Rio Grand is federally owned.

Texas has no legal right to place a water fence on federal property. Keep the fence on Texas land if they want to pull political stunts.

Our Constitution, and only those laws made in pursuance thereof, are the supreme law.

The Biden Administration is asserting the State of Texas is in violation of section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 403. Let us keep in mind the Act in question is alleged to be authorized and in pursuance of Congress’ authority to “regulate commerce with foreign nations . . .” But the authority granted to Congress to “… regulate commerce with foreign nations . . .” was never intended to, nor does its text remotely suggest, the State of Texas is forbidden by the power granted to protect its immediate and adjoining water ways from a flood of unwanted foreign nationals invading its borders.

SO, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE FOR GRANTING CONGRESS REGULATORY POWER OVER COMMERCE ?

One purpose for which Congress was granted power to regulate commerce among the states is found in Art. 1, Sec. 9 of our Constitution.

“No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.”

A primary intention for which the power to “regulate commerce” was granted to Congress was to guarantee free trade among the States and this is documented in Federalist Paper No. 42:

“A very material object of this power was the relief of the States which import and export through other States, from the improper contributions levied on them by the latter. Were these at liberty to regulate the trade between State and State, it must be foreseen that ways would be found out to load the articles of import and export, during the passage through their jurisdiction, with duties which would fall on the makers of the latter and the consumers of the former. We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice would be introduced by future contrivances; and both by that and a common knowledge of human affairs, that it would nourish unceasing animosities, and not improbably terminate in serious interruptions of the public tranquility.”

The power to regulate commerce among the states was in fact intended to prevent one state from taxing another State’s goods as they passed through its borders or interfering with the movement of such goods.

Additionally, as previously pointed out, the power to regulate commerce also grants an oversight to Congress in a specific and clearly identified area__ a State‘s inspection laws:

“No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the treasury of the United States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress.”

It is sheer insanity, or an intentional act of tyranny, to even suggest the State Delegates to the Convention of 1787 which framed our Constitution, or the State Legislatures when ratifying the Constitution, intended by the power in question, to be delegating authority to Congress to subjugate the various States’ original authority to protect their borders from an unwanted invasion of foreign nationals. The power delegated to Congress to regulate commerce has been so distorted and abused over the years, that it is time for our Supreme Court to expound upon the intended and limited authority agreed to by the States and people therein, who gave their consent to the clause in question.
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JWK

"Agriculture and manufacturing involve the production of goods; commerce encompasses traffic in such articles.” ___ UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)

 

[johnwk]

What commerce is Gov. Abbot interfering with that Biden is challenging in Court?​

As previously pointed out, the Biden Administration is asserting the State of Texas is in violation of section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 403, which was enacted under Congress’ authority to “regulate commerce with foreign nations." So, what is the commerce which Gov. Abbot is interfering with that is upsetting the Biden Administration?

Seems to me Biden is furious because Abbot is interfering with the Mexican Cartel’s drug and human trafficking commerce into the United States, and Gov. Abbot's interference with such commerce is costing the “big guy” his piece of the action.

JWK


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. ___ Art. 4, Section 4, U.S. Constitution.

 

[Arlette]

What commerce is Gov. Abbot interfering with that Biden is challenging in Court?​

As previously pointed out, the Biden Administration is asserting the State of Texas is in violation of section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 403, which was enacted under Congress’ authority to “regulate commerce with foreign nations." So, what is the commerce which Gov. Abbot is interfering with that is upsetting the Biden Administration?

Seems to me Biden is furious because Abbot is interfering with the Mexican Cartel’s drug and human trafficking commerce into the United States, and Gov. Abbot's interference with such commerce is costing the “big guy” his piece of the action.

JWK


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. ___ Art. 4, Section 4, U.S. Constitution.

The drugs come into the US from Mexico in commercial drugs and cars. Same with human cargo. They don't swim across the river.

 

[johnwk]

The drugs come into the US from Mexico in commercial drugs and cars. Same with human cargo. They don't swim across the river.

Baloney!