{"id":2157097,"date":"2024-01-23T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rep-calls-on-state-to-defy-supreme-court-border-decision\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:24:20","slug":"texas-rep-calls-on-state-to-defy-supreme-court-border-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rep-calls-on-state-to-defy-supreme-court-border-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rep Urges State to Disobey Supreme Court&#8217;s Border Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-rep-calls-on-state-to-defy-supreme-court-border-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2157097&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Texas Should Defend Its Southern Border Despite Supreme Court Decision,\u200d Says Rep. Chip Roy<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the face of the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to grant an emergency request from\u200d the Biden administration, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) passionately argues\u200c that Texas must \u200ccontinue\u200d to defend its southern border. \u2063Despite the court ruling that federal agents\u200d can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-cut-razor-wire-on-southern-border-opening-the-floodgates-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Biden officials remove razor wire on southern border, raising concerns about increased illegal immigration.\">remove razor wire<\/a> placed by the state to deter illegal immigration, Roy believes that\u2064 Texas has a duty to protect its\u200c citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to Fox News, Roy emphasized, &#8220;They have a duty under \u2063the Constitution&#8230; and \u2062every\u200d other norm of leadership of any sovereign state, to protect your citizens, period, full stop. There is\u200d no exception to that.&#8221; He \u2064firmly believes that even if the Supreme Court ignores this truth, Texas leaders still have the responsibility to defend\u2063 their people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using a powerful analogy,\u2062 Roy compares\u2064 the situation to someone breaking into your house and the court preventing you from defending yourself. He asserts, &#8220;You tell \u200cthe court to go to hell, you defend yourself and\u2063 then\u2064 figure it out later.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If this were happening daily in Greenwich, \u200cCT and not Leakey, TX we\u2019d see more\u200c politicians lifting a finger.<\/p>\n<p>Texas should do what it sees fit to secure the border in the face of federal abandonment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TX21?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TX21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HR2?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HR2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJAosMCtJz\">pic.twitter.com\/EJAosMCtJz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chip Roy (@chiproytx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1749836737210130673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January\u200c 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expressing his frustration, Roy points out that if this crisis were affecting a place like Greenwich, CT,\u2062 politicians would be more proactive. He firmly believes that Texas should take\u200b the necessary actions to secure the border in\u200c the face of federal abandonment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas \u200cRepublican Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are also committed \u2062to fighting the Biden administration to curb \u2062illegal \u200dcrossings.\u200c Abbott asserts, &#8220;This is not over,&#8221; and vows to\u200b defend Texas&#8217; constitutional authority to secure the border and protect their property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE\u200d TO \u200bGET THE \u2063DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The case regarding the \u200crazor wire is ongoing, with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled to hear arguments on February 7. Attorney General Ken\u2063 Paxton emphasizes that the destruction of Texas&#8217;s border barriers \u200dwill not help enforce the law or keep American citizens safe, and\u200b he vows to\u200b defend the state&#8217;s sovereignty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In\u2064 addition to the razor wire issue,\u200b the Biden administration has sued Texas over placing barriers in \u200cthe Rio Grande River and a new state law\u200d that\u200c allows the arrest of\u200d illegal immigrants for trespassing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Chip Roy perceive the\u2064 Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on \u2064border security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Uthorities telling it otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chip Roy\u2064 (@chiproytx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1475073103750012934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recognizing that the federal government has\u200c failed to adequately secure\u200b the border, Roy argues that Texas has \u200cacted out of necessity. He asserts, \u2063&#8221;The Biden administration.. .is\u200b not protecting the border, and so\u200b Texas itself \u200dis having to take action.&#8221; According\u200d to Roy, this is a\u200dn issue that directly affects the safety and\u2064 well-being\u200c of Texans, and \u200dit is\u2064 essential for the state to\u2063 continue its efforts\u200c to defend its\u200b sovereignty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the Supreme Court&#8217;s\u200c decision may be seen as a setback, Roy believes that \u2063Texas cannot\u200b allow itself to be deterred. He sees the court as an institution that has become influenced by politics, rather than adhering to its intended role as the \u200bprotector of the Constitution. He asserts, &#8220;We\u2063 cannot rely on them for our rights. We must defend ourselves.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roy&#8217;s argument carries weight\u200d as Texas \u2063has experienced an alarming increase in \u2064illegal border crossings in recent months.\u2064 The state has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-lankford-biden-admin-not-offering-enough-to-secure-border\/\" title=\"Senator Lankford criticizes Biden Admin's insufficient efforts to secure border\">witnessed record-breaking numbers<\/a>,\u2064 with Border Patrol apprehending\u200b over\u2063 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/axios-calls-open-border-more-fortified-than-ever\/\" title=\"Axios declares open border \"stronger than ever\".\">7 million migrants attempting<\/a> to enter the country illegally in the fiscal \u2063year 2021 alone. This influx of undocumented individuals\u2063 poses significant challenges to border\u2062 security and public safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, the burden of illegal immigration is not\u200b only felt by states along the southern border.\u200b The \u200cconsequences ripple throughout \u200cthe entire nation, \u2064with strained resources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-weigh-in-on-nations-crises\/\" title=\"House Republicans weigh in on nation\u2019s crises\">increased crime rates<\/a>, and overwhelmed immigration systems. Roy points out \u200cthat if these issues were happening in a\u200c wealthy, influential town like Greenwich, Connecticut,\u2063 there would be\u200c greater attention and urgency from\u2062 politicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In conclusion, Rep.\u2064 Chip\u2063 Roy fervently argues that Texas must continue to defend \u2064its southern border, despite the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision. He believes that the state has \u200da constitutional duty to protect its citizens, and it cannot rely on the court \u2062or \u200cthe federal \u2064government to fulfill that duty. With the ongoing crisis \u2064at\u200b the border and the impact on Texas and the\u2062 nation \u2063as a whole, \u200cRoy asserts that Texas \u2062must take bold action to defend its sovereignty\u2063 and the safety\u2063 of its\u200b people.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) insists Texas must persist in safeguarding its southern border, despite the Supreme Court&#8217;s emergency approval of the Biden administration&#8217;s request. Roy emphasizes the state&#8217;s obligation to protect its citizens, urging continued action even after the Court&#8217;s ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2157098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2157097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2157097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2157098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}