C. Douglas Golden (thefederalistpapers.org)
The average informed person will remember the character and silliness of O'Rourke, except for those rioting in the streets supporting Hamas. TD
"There are plenty of takes on the showdown between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden’s administration over the situation at the nation’s southern border. As always, some of these takes are good, some are bad.
"But why am I not surprised that arguably the worst take came from a man who — in spite of every reason for him to disappear from our public life — refuses to go away: former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke?
"O’Rourke, as you may remember, was campaigning to be Texas’ governor during the 2022 midterms. Texans had other plans, handing the Republican Abbott a third term by a margin of nearly 11 percent.
"Abbott’s third term has inarguably been his toughest, and for reasons beyond his control: Thanks to the Biden administration’s de facto open borders policy, Texas has been swamped with illegal immigrants.
"The governor and other Texas Republicans have employed a number of measures to try and stem the flow when it became clear Washington wasn’t going to do anything — which caused the Biden administration to take them to court repeatedly, claiming it had responsibility for the border even as it was obviously abdicating that responsibility." . . .
My statement on Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense. pic.twitter.com/seNFZdmujP
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 24, 2024
. . ."Team Biden’s border chaos is becoming a dangerous constitutional crisis, pitting Texas against President Biden.
"Make no mistake: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott holds all the moral high cards here — and some legal ones, too.
"With Biden refusing to enforce immigration law and millions flooding in illegally, Texas has been utterly swamped.
"In response, Abbott has installed razor wire on the border and taken control of riverfront Shelby Park to deter migrants — something Biden should be doing" . . .
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