Glenn described the standoff between President Biden and Texas Governor Abbott as the "biggest constitutional crisis since 1860," and it's splitting the country in half... literally.
In response to Governor Abbott's defiance of the Supreme Court ruling that permitted federal agents to continue taking down razor wire along Texas' Southern Border, 25 GOP-led states signed a joint statement supporting Texas' right to defend itself.
The statement asserts that the Biden administration's failure to do one of its most fundamental jobs—secure our borders and ensure national security—legally and constitutionally justifies Texas' defiance of the Supreme Court ruling:
We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the State of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy, including razor wire fences, to secure the border. We do it in part because the Biden Administration is refusing to enforce immigration laws already on the books and is illegally allowing mass parole across America of migrants who entered our country illegally.
The authors of the U.S. Constitution made clear that in times like this, states have a right of self-defense [...] Because the Biden Administration has abdicated its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation.”
Following this joint statement, 28 state attorneys general and state legislators signed their own joint statement asserting Texas' constitutional right to secure its borders. Among this list includes attorneys general and state legislators from Arizona, Texas, and Kentucky, whose Democrat governors refused to sign the statement in support of Texas. Between the two lists, leaders from 28 states in total have pledged their support for Governor Abbott and the state of Texas, a number that should grab President Biden's attention.
In an op-ed published this week, Glenn echoed the above message and stated unapologetically: "Yes, Texas has the right to defend itself." Is your Governor supporting Texas' Constitutional right to self-defense? Check out the complete list of all 25 governors who signed the joint statement supporting Texas and their takes on what Glenn calls the biggest Constitutional crisis of our time.
Alaska: Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R)
Governor Dunleavy signed the joint statement but has not provided a unique comment about the Southern Border.
Arizona: President of the Arizona State Senate, Warren Peterson (R); President of the Arizona State House of Representatives, Ben Toma (R)
Though Arizona's Governor Katie Hobbs (D) did not sign the joint statement of 25 GOP governors who pledged their support for Texas' right to defend itself, the President of the Arizona State Senate, Warren Peterson (R), and President of the Arizona State House of Representatives, Ben Toma (R), joined the 28 state attorneys general and state legislators who signed a joint statement declaring the following:
Governor Abbot’s efforts to secure our border, and Attorney General Paxton’s work defending those efforts, must be supported rather than opposed.
Kansas: Attorney General Kris Kobach (R)
Though Governor Kelly (D) did not sign the joint statement of 25 GOP governors in support of Texas, Kansas' Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) was one of 28 state attorneys general and state legislators who signed the joint statement in support of Governor Abbott.
Kentucky: Attorney General Russell Coleman (R)
Like Kansas, Kentucky's Governor Beshear (D) refuses to, according to his own words, play "pick-a-side politics" regarding the Southern Border, Kentucky's Attorney General Russell Coleman (R) joined the other 27 state attorneys general and state legislators by signing the joint statement pledging his support for Texas.
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