“This language embraces the Confederacy’s conception of the Constitution as a mere compact that states may exit when they feel it has been broken. It’s dangerous rhetoric…And as before, it’s being used to legitimize both nullification and dehumanization.” https://t.co/nXbcsf1Qtc

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) January 26, 2024

I will check to be sure of this, but it appears that the TX John C Calhoun-style flat refusal to accept federal authority /Sup Court ruling at the border has not yet been on front page of NYT.

(Congressional standoff over immig bill, yes. States' Rights redux, apparently no.)

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) January 31, 2024

Texas won't stop installing razor wire at the border, says Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — despite the Supreme Court allowing the Biden admin to remove it.https://t.co/16ZCwT2yKv

— Axios (@axios) January 30, 2024

See if you can guess how many articles the New York Times has published over the last week about the governor of the 2nd largest state, Texas, openly defying the U.S. Supreme Court and federal authority over the razor wire at Eagle Pass

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) January 30, 2024

Texas’s embrace of neo-secessionism in defense of letting children drown in the Rio Grande belongs, with the Confederate cause, on the list of the worst causes for which a people ever fought, @adamserwer writes: https://t.co/j3wzFKC2BV

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) January 29, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he spoke with Abbott:

"… It is the expectation of the U.S. House of Representatives that the Biden Administration will not interfere as Texas fulfills its responsibilities.”

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) January 29, 2024

This is 21st century know-nothingism, willfully facilitated by a cowardly press corp which will is too afraid to call out right-wing lies https://t.co/c6mxjYDeVj

— Will Stancil (@whstancil) January 27, 2024

the leaders of Trumpistan pic.twitter.com/GcNSmd7DQy

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 26, 2024

The fact that Congress believes that addressing the border can wait ten months also undercuts any argument that Abbot is acting with Congress’ consent or responding to some kind of imminent threat that “will not admit of delay” https://t.co/bEfb5uG58R

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 26, 2024

Steve Doocy to Got. Stitt: "Have you thought this through? If you send you Oklahoma National Guard down there, and a bunch of other states send them down there, all Biden has to do is federalize all of them … your National Guard could be working for Joe Biden." pic.twitter.com/WXBT0XSq6u

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 26, 2024