“President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The failure of the Biden Administration to fulfill the duties imposed by Article IV, § 4 has triggered Article I, § 10, Clause 3, which reserves to this State the right of self-defense. For these reasons, I have already declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself. That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary.”
Economic production is still important. We might not loose all of the production, but things like oil refineries can’t be moved out of state. Whatever happens between the Saudis and the new Texas government… that’s their business. As is whatever happens with literally anyone else potentially stuck there. The state of texas currently ranks second for contribution to the US GDP. Companies might choose to stay, might not be able to leave. Some might happily run away to some other state. and yes, the oil refineries are a large part of that contribution.
I agree. it would be absolutely stupid and suicidal to leave the Union. Have you heard Abott speak? Even in this release itself… he’s citing a dissenting opinion by a single USCOTUS… as if it were constitutional fact. I don’t think he’s thought quite that far ahead. Or, for example, where their food would come from. (a lot comes from Mexico… and somehow, I don’t think Mexico would feel inclined to be trading partners…)
Innocent passage must be allowed- they can’t take stuff on, or dump waste or do anything “prejudicial to peace” but cargo ships passing from a hypothetical Texan state would be able to leave. Currently, the exclusive economic zone for the US extends more or less directly eastward from the texas border with mexico. Likely, that would have to change, extending from the Texas-Louisiana border. They could then presumably cut south-wards and pass between Cuba and mexico and avoid USCG interference altogether.
To the first part… what makes you think they don’t want to do that? regardless, they don’t necessarily have to do that. Its not like they won’t allow private companies at all- after all, the new texan oligarchs, and as you say, the Saudis will have something to say about it.
this would be more than a sternly worded speech, yes. Biden is unlikely to do that, though.
completely agree. Things I think might be prudent:
as a side note, this is a problem of GOP’s making. They’ve been frozen on immigration for ages. It needs funding and reform; they need to expedite asylum claims, maybe even allow asylum seekers to get work permits so they can be self sufficient while waiting for the final claim. (and, you know, not working for a pittance from exploitive assholes.)