For those of you who are engrossed with the World Cup games and missed the story, here is an excerpt from CBSDFW:
The state’s Republican leadership has authorized the Texas Department of Public Safety to spend about $1.3 million per week to fund operations to fight what they describe as a surge of illegal immigration along the Texas-Mexico border, the GOP leaders announced Wednesday evening.
Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus said in a joint statement that spending on the “law enforcement surge operations” comes as the result of “the absence of adequate resources to secure the border.” The surge would continue until year’s end.
“Texas can’t afford to wait for Washington to act on this crisis, and we will not sit idly by while the safety and security of our citizens are threatened,” Perry said in the statement.
Before I go further, let me point out that I find it interesting that CBSDFW found it journalistically necessary to use the phrase "The state's Republican leadership....." instead of just 'The state's leadership" --- but that's another story. Like them forgetting to add the "D" when reporting on the actions or malfeasance of some Dem politician, I reckon. Anyway - back to the news...
I think most folks have forgotten what the Constitution of this USA says:
Article 1, Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops,or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
Emphasis mine, not the Founding Fathers -- but it certainly lays the ground for Gob'nor Perry's actions 238 years later, doesn't it?
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