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Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion . . . . (emphasis added)

Whence it follows that Joseph L. Biden is in dereliction of duty, an impeachable offence.  Furthermore,

“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress … engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” — Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution

“As each state will expect to be attacked and wish to guard against it, each will retain its own militia for it own defense.” — James Madison, speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 16, 1788

“This is not over. Texas’ razor wire is an effective deterrent to the illegal crossings Biden encourages. I will continue to defend Texas’ constitutional authority to secure the border and prevent the Biden Admin from destroying our property.”

That’s the message sent via X (formerly Twitter) by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday.

Obviously, Governor Abbott remains resolute.

And every patriot stands behind him.

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8 responses to “Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution”

  1. Joe Odegaard Avatar
    Joe Odegaard

    This time, I’m with the South.

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  2. BV Avatar
    BV

    Don’t say it like that, Joe, lest you be called a ‘racist’ — notice the sneer quotes — by our political enemies. The scum at SPLC, for example.
    Say you are for states’ rights and federalism.
    Federalism, roughly, is (i) a form of political organization in which governmental power is divided among a central government and various constituent governing entities such as states, counties, and cities; (ii) subject to the proviso that both the central and the constituent governments retain their separate identities and assigned duties. A government that is not a federation would allow for the central government to create and reorganize constituent governments at will and meddle in their affairs. Federalism is implied by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to it by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

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  3. BV Avatar
    BV

    https://nypost.com/2024/01/25/opinion/bidens-border-dereliction-forced-gov-abbotts-hand-and-caused-a-national-crisis/
    https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/26/the-immigration-crisis-shows-just-how-much-contempt-americas-establishment-has-for-democracy/
    https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/texas-border-abbott-biden-national-guard-20240125.html

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  4. Joe Odegaard Avatar
    Joe Odegaard

    Racist? I don’t care anymore.
    “Call me any name you like, I will never deny it,
    Farewell Angelina, I must go where it’s quiet.”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPVLEs73lhc
    Farewell Angelina, Dylan, 1965

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  5. BV Avatar
    BV

    One of my very favorite Dylan songs, Joe. A great way to start the day.
    Now we both have loved Joanie and her voice our whole lives long, but she cannot achieve the eldritch depth of the Bard Himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z_nJaNGlcA
    Here is a musical counterfactual: Had Joan not taken Bob under her wing in the early days and introduced him to her audience, he would never have made it.
    We owe Joan a lot.

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  6. BV Avatar
    BV

    Pertinent to the Dementocrat-induced mess we are now in, is the following.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbmS3tQJ7Os

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  7. BV Avatar
    BV

    Even the Trumpianly-deranged Dreher is coming around, or should I say turning? I’m punning on his name. But the guy has balls, and reach, and we ought to support him.
    https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/vote-for-the-crook-or-the-clown-its-important/

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  8. BV Avatar
    BV

    Here’s another from Dreher. Plenty of graphic graphics (get the pun?) for those of you who need pictures. A porno shot of Hunter (Gatherer?) Biden. The peenie-weenie of the POTUS-son is blocked from view, mercifully.
    Is the need for pics yet another sign of decline of the West?
    https://roddreher.substack.com/p/we-are-normalizing-trump-again
    Here’s another from Rod the Writing Machine.
    >>Sorry for all the posting today. Lots going on. Please just delete if it’s too much for you. I’m always mystified by people who unsubscribe because they say I write too much.<< Why is my man mystified? People don't want their inboxes flooded. I post to the Stack only once per day. I am thinking of 'monetizing' it, not because I need money, but to see who is serious. I don't much cotton to unserious people. https://roddreher.substack.com/p/friday-night-news-roundup

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