Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without going through the state Legislature.
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You’ve had five years to secure the border, and Texas Republicans have had decades to do so. If you haven’t secured it by now, maybe you should try a different approach.
It’s not (only) about trying to boost his poll numbers for the election, it’s about power: declaring the emergency allows him to somewhat bypass the legislature, letting him do things he wants to do without much oversight or restraint. What’s that saying about “if you let the government have extra powers in an emergency, it will always declare an emergency to do what it wants”? Yeah, that.
You’ve had five years to secure the border, and Texas Republicans have had decades to do so. If you haven’t secured it by now, maybe you should try a different approach.
It’s not (only) about trying to boost his poll numbers for the election, it’s about power: declaring the emergency allows him to somewhat bypass the legislature, letting him do things he wants to do without much oversight or restraint. What’s that saying about “if you let the government have extra powers in an emergency, it will always declare an emergency to do what it wants”? Yeah, that.