Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a statement Wednesday afternoon rejecting Joe Biden’s authority over the southern border. In his brief memo‚ the Republican cited the Founding Fathers while insisting no state is at the “mercy of a lawless President.” My statement on Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense. pic.twitter.com/seNFZdmujP— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 24‚ 2024 “James Madison‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smuggling millions of illegal immigrants across the border. That is why the Framers included both Article IV‚ § 4‚ which promises that the federal government “shall protect each [State] against invasion‚” and Article I‚ § 10‚ Clause 3‚ which acknowledges “the States’ sovereign interest in protecting their borders‚” wrote Abbott.