In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court sided with the Biden Administration. Federal authorities will cut the razor wire and open the illegal immigration floodgates. 
With no explanation of the ruling or dissents, Supreme Court Lets Border Patrol Cut Razor Wire Texas Installed to Stop Migrants
The Supreme Court granted the Biden administration’s emergency request to reinstate federal authority over the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas, setting aside a lower-court order that blocked the U.S. Border Patrol from removing concertina wire Texas officers installed to deter migrants from crossing a 29-mile stretch of the Rio Grande.
The court divided 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in the majority. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh sided with Texas.
The razor-wire dispute relates to a small but heavily trafficked portion of the nearly 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexican border, which has become a big topic in the presidential campaign as historically high numbers of people have entered the U.S. illegally in the past few years, straining capacities along the border and in northern, Democratic-led cities alike.
In December, the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals, in New Orleans, sided with Texas, which sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under state trespass laws and other grounds after Border Patrol agents cut through some of the barbed wire on state property. Although the government generally is immune from lawsuits, the Fifth Circuit concluded that Congress had waived that immunity and ordered the Border Patrol to leave the wire alone while the litigation proceeds.
Texas Cannot Run Its Own Immigration System
The administration’s complaint was that “Texas cannot run its own immigration system.”
There is no written opinion, but that is highly likely the Court’s rationale. Agree or disagree, the decision is at least reasonable.
The swing vote, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, is a Trump nominee. Expect to hear calls of “traitor”.
There is one way to decide this issue. Vote out Biden. The ruling does help Trump.
Meanwhile, the floodgates are open.
Expect More Carrots
Biden will now dangle a juicy carrot in front of the fractured GOP.
He wants over a hundred billion dollars for Ukraine and Israel. He will dangle a border carrot to get it.
It will be more of this (just a little for the border) in return for more (a lot more) of that. The Republicans keep falling for this tactic, so why will this be any different?
And it is exactly what I forecast all along.
Mike Johnson Is the New (But Not Improved) Kevin McCarthy
For discussion of the pathetic performance of Republicans in which they increased the deficits in these negotiations, please see Mike Johnson Is the New (But Not Improved) Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy proposed $1.47 trillion and that included something the border. We are at least $1.8 trillion now, and I suspect closer to $2.0 trillion.
Enough.
Dear Republicans, please wave the white flag and surrender!
And now with the wire removed and a porous border open, there’s an even juicer carrot for the Republicans to bite.
Republicans keep going for the carrot. What do they have to show for it?
where does “the boarder” end and Texas begin? cant Texas just move the razor wire back like 100 ft and close off texas? Lol Im pretty sure thats not allowed but why not try that ? would be kinda “funny” see response to that move- or they can send Walker TR over there to straighten it out???
So let’s get this straight. A blue state ignores the constitution and refuses to work with the feds on immigration (sanctuary cities): BAD. A red state ignores the constitution and refuses to work with the feds on immigration (setting up razor wire and trying to drown immigrants): GOOD.
Got it.
You are right. In the first case the violation of the constitution leads to the destruction of the US, while in the second it contributes to its survival
NULLIFICATION —> SECESSION
if Mish believes the states (like Texas, for example) will bend-the-knee to SCOTUS decisions, then I have a bridge in Pittsburgh to sell him.
This SCOTUS decision is the BEGINNING (not the end) of a process that concludes w/ state secession.
TX will continue to “nullify” Federal law/jurisdiction. FedGuv/Biden will be forced to confront TX with National Guard resources… GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
In the realm of States’ Rights, casual SCOTUS decisions like this one are fuel for the fire.
Secession is now INEVITABLE.
“This SCOTUS decision is the BEGINNING (not the end) of a process that concludes w/ state secession.”
Now, wouldn’t that be nice!
Problem is; same as in every other state: Absolutely every,single.person in any position of wealth; hence power; whatsoever; in Texas, owes every.single.penny, and hence all his “authority,” to nothing whatsoever aside from crass Fed debasement theft: Wealth stolen from others, across the country (and world) and handed to him/her. In exchange for nothing, other than his subservience to “The System.” Which is just another spelling for “The Establishment.”
So, unless the 90% of the Texan indoctrinati who are on the “being robbed” side of the Fed ledger; and who are hence pretty much destitute by now; should suddenly decide to forget all the lifelong indoctrination-into-compliant-illiterate-saps they have worked so hard for: Texans won’t secede this time, neither.
But will instead keep doing exactly what they have always reliably done: Mindlessly and pliantly cheer for whatever Fed empowered Establishment illiterate is presented as the “anti-Establishment” clown du jour. Who will rob them, harass them and enslave them just as reliably and thoroughly as any supposed “opponent” from the other party would. With the absolutely only difference being that this particular clown will tweet the occasional “mean” thing about Mexicans while doing so.
It ain’t the #DumbAge for nothing.
Texas power brokers have already done everything necessary to (peacefully) secede. You are poorly informed.
Are you going to fire on Fort Sumpter or bide your time to the next election?
When will they secede? Before or after the election? Please keep poorly informed me informed!
Why do you get a picture and I do not?
because I am right about everything.
Trump tried to become a best friend of Kim Jong Un, Putin and Shi ==> that’s why we got covid
And Nixon going to China to visit Mao and the USSR to visit Brezhnev in order to bring about détente and keep the Cold War from becoming hot — the man should have been gotten a Nobel Prize.
Yeah, Trump needs to go as he’s an opponent of the military-industrial warmongering complex. Think of all those jobs! /s
Micheal (sic) Engel, you are fun to read. You have to be a bot, because of the deep lack of understanding and logic.
I would hope readers of this website would exhibit more sophistication than resorting orange man bad, but no.
China Zimmermann James Polk. If a US/Mexico war II breaks out we cannot save Taiwan, protect the Pacific, the ME and save Europe.
CA, TX, FL and the Gulf of Mexico oil will become a war zone. Add Venezuela.
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The whole situation of illegal immigration boils down to this one fact: As long as America offers a (much) better life to these people, they will find a way to get into the country. If America were to stop rewarding these actions, walls, concertina wire, etc. would not be needed. No one would want to come here illegally. If they got no free medical care, no free schooling for children, no free subsidies, no food stamps, no welfare, nothing – there would be no incentive to come here and the problem would be solved. Then the only people who would even consider it would be those who really are being persecuted, which is a very small number.
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Why are we relying on cheap strands of wire after trump built the most glorious wall ever – and at Mexican expense? Why does Johnson refuse bipartisan action to toughen border controls? Folks, wake up & smell the coffee, the GOP is playing to xenophobia and racism, they’ve dusted off “know-nothingism” for political gain,
Nothing quite like “know-nothingism” in the know-nothing era,
Apparently it’s because the Democrats successfully blocked attempts to supply Trump with funding for the wall.
Didn’t the Eagle Pass Park National Guard takeover start somewhere around Jan 12? The first I heard of it was Mish’s article on that date.
If it did, how was the Supreme Court able to act so quickly on this issue but then take months on many of the current election issue decisions?
This doesn’t add up in my simple mind
They don’t hear cases FIFO. “Immediate” “emergencies” are always fast tracked. To be honest, I think they can pretty much hear cases in any order they darned well feel like, completely at their own discretion. And a “standoff” between armed departments of a State and the Feds, with people dying while it’s in limbo, probably qualifies as a bit of an immediate concern.
When the government changes in the next election, that Supreme Court ruling will be used against the Democrats.
Biden won and keeps the barb wires on. He will stop the immigration to defuse Trump.
If Mike Jonson shut the gov Biden will cut the border patrol.
Biden is brain-dead. He mumbles, falls, and gets lost. Who is in charge?
Obama tries to run this country. Obama is Biden worse enemy. He wants him out to be replaced by Michelle. If Trump wins Obama and his proxies will pay the price
He didn’t mumble Don’t !
What about the completely incomprehensible words coming out of his mouth?
“Biden is brain-dead. He mumbles, falls, and gets lost. Who is in charge?”
People who are brain-dead. Isn’t that obvious by now?
Cutting the BP that’s too funny. BP is facilitating the Biden’s administration moving millions into the US! They have become a bunch of baby sitters. No attention given to the may falling off trains on the way to the border.
We need congress to do their damn job. Far too much of their responsibility is landing on the executive branch or the SCOTUS. The border needs to be hardened, not necessarily with a wall, and only true refugees and folks with specialized skills that we need being allowed in.
“..and folks with specialized skills that we need..”
Since five year planners are always so good at deciding what “we” need and all….
It is good to be mindful that walls (or other hardened structures) can keep people out as well as they can keep people in.
For the (approximately) 100th election cycle in a row it is time to cry out for elected officials to do their jobs! It should bear fruit this time.
I get that Texas can’t run it’s own system.
But the part I don’t get is who owns that land they were running the wire on? Does it belong to the state of Texas or is it federal land (in the same manner that cities own a couple of feet off the road way on your property for sidewalks)?
If it’s land owned by Texas then I don’t see how the Feds have any jurisdiction over it or whether the state decides to put barbed wire on it. If it’s Federal land then the state can’t do that but presumably could just move the wire back a few yards until it’s on Texas land.
City, not Federal property, but the City objects to Abbott’s actions.
So then this is really about City vs State rights and not about Federal and State rights.
Interesting that this would ever have gotten to the federal level in any manner (Biden or the supreme court) as it shouldn’t get any further than the State court.
State Law (jurisdiction) trumps city/municipal law & regulation.
States are going their own way. Cities & Feds will not stop this movement.
Who is representing the city in this argument? The mayor, the city council or did someone survey the residents?
But if the Fed Gobt is not doing its duty then the State should have the right to carry out the task AND back charge for it
But walls don’t work.
I think walls work. It depends how you defend them. It depends also on what happens to people that can cross them.
The US has more than 800 military bases around the globe, bring the military home a secure your borders!
It would be if it was tall enough and long enough to be seen from Caracas. Then people would not come to test it.
Yup, walls don’t work that’s why the wealthy elite put them up around their homes and gated communities to keep the riff raff out. Oh did I mention all the private security that protects them sometimes at the expense of taxpayers.
The basic compact between a state and the citizenry is that the state provides security and protection in return for small concessions from the people; mostly in the form of taxes. This is definitely an egregious violation of that compact. I think you can argue convincingly that nothing in the federal government should be happening while a southern border invasion is ongoing because nothing is more important than protecting citizens. With the government abandoning its principles and role of providing security and protection, I don’t see how you can call this anything but treason and betrayal by the state itself.
The cure is a speedy trial and a short rope.
Problem is: The country in question was formed specifically by and for a bunch of dudes who were part of an Eastern border invasion at least an order of magnitude or two greater…..
And no: Things are never diiiiiferent thiiiiis tiiiiime!
The basic compact between a State and the citizenry is that the State has an exclusive monopoly on the legal use of force. Everything else stems from that. Exclusive monopolies are the best kind.
SCOTUS should not be deciding these cases. Congress is offloading almost all their responsibility to the SC. Regardless, the people end of the day have been voting for these policies over and over for decades. It will stop when they decide to stop it.
I deal with this nonsense in my area with city bonds. They keep voting for the bonds but then complain about high property taxes. Stop voting for the bonds and nonsense you do not need like an olympic size pool for a high school, a astro turf football stadium and state of the art art building. They refuse to stop so….enjoy your high property taxes, high dollar homes and all the illegal aliens trashing and stealing your stuff to include crime and murder. When they have enough it will end.
So much for that pesky *Guarantee a republican form of government” and the “protect the states from invasion” thing.
DemoRats Have Resurrected Law as a Weapon that serves Power instead of Justice!!
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This is where the civil war begins in texas fine by me i’ll be there happily even if biden starts using f16’s on us and nuKes like he said he would OH YES HE DID THREATEN US ALL
Can you imagine how it would tear apart the US if there was a major terror attack instigated by illegal border crossers? It would be so divisive, it has to happen.
Increase the strength of the US Border Patrol and let them do their job. Strengthen immigration policies so ICE can do what they’re supposed to do. It’s a federal program enforced by federal agents. Texas shouldn’t piss them off but receive the support they need. If walls and processing centers are needed to do the job then support it.
Secede. It’s inevitable and the Dems and Biden are anti-USA.
I’m gonna go ahead and side with the Founders and Framers, who would’ve said…
“Of course, you dummy*, the States are compelled to protect their borders from foreign invasion.
That the President has willfully refused to protect the borders is a violation of his Oath, and an act of treason.”
*I don’t mean you, Mish 🙂
The Founders were part of an “invasion” an order of magnitude or two greater. in scope……
They had every opportunity to dress up like orange clowns and build border walls, if that’s what they wanted for America.
But they didn’t, did they?
I think this will enrage and harden Republican attitudes and will derail negotiations about the border. Worse, there is a lack of reporting on polls favoring secession. Try preserving the Union when 77% aren’t fit for service and much of the effective military are Southern. We may see Confederacy version 2.0.
The illegal invasion compounded with the blue state desire to disarm the nation will eventually lead to its disintegration. The federal government will not have the strength to keep it together. The military will divide as it did in 1861. The red states will have the industrial advantage in the conflict. The government will attempt to employ external forces for the preservation of the union. Unfortunately, that will further galvanize the opposition to greater resistance and their ultimate victory. The current union and its imperial aspirations will pass away. The resultant power void will certainly entail interesting times. The winning states will not call themselves the confederacy, rather they will call themselves the United States of America. Sadly, I will reside in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Oregon. LOL
“Sadly, I will reside in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Oregon.”
Then move. Things might move quick and you’ll regret it.
These calls for secession while appealing are based upon the notion that things will be better in your neck of the woods once you’ve left. What is your basis for this, and how can you be so sure? I have no idea if things would be better or worse once the dust settled, and neither does anyone else. I do, however, know that secession was met with a devastating war the last time around. I can only imagine what would happen should such an event unfold in today’s America. Especially since, unlike the 1860s, most people do not live on farms and are not self sufficient in the survival sense.
“secession means civil war”
No, it doesn’t.
The fearmongering around secession is pathetic.
Not sure where you got that quote, but it certainly was not from my comment. I was merely pointing out the fact that the last time secession was tried it ended in war. Could war be avoided should secession happen again, perhaps, but I have no clue of the outcome and neither do you. You’re operating on hopium that it will turn out the way you want it to. What if it doesn’t? What’s your answer then?
You are like some many people now, unconcious and ruled by your ego and emotions.
“…secession was met with a devastating war the last time around. I can only imagine what would happen should such an event unfold in today’s America…”
passive-aggressive FEARMONGERING. Own up to it, or correct yourself.
Nothing in that statment is untrue. The Civil War happened, period. The consequences of such an event in today’s America would be devastating. That’s not a prediction that civil war is inevitable should secession occur.
Could it happen again sure, but it also could not. I don’t know one way or the other and neither do you. At least I’m willing to admit I don’t know. You, on the other hand, seem to know that it will be peaceful or at least mostly peaceful. How do you know this?
The answer is you don’t, and no one else does either.
It is foolish to not entertain the consequences, good or bad, of any decision.
Think a of a divorce, not a war. Think of the unraveling of the USSR into constituent republics. Or better, the separation of old Czechoslovakia. Sure, it will be messy, but most divorces are. But they can also be amicable.
No fear.
Some divorces (between spouses) are peaceful while others are awful events that are drug out over years in some cases.
Sure the examples you provided are instances where secession was mostly peaceful. Ok so what. What about all of the other places throughout history where it wasn’t?
I can admit peaceful dissolution is possible, but it is also possible the opposite happens.
I don’t know and neither do you. That is my point.
Why will the Oregon Democratic Socialists bother with the Republic part?
“Try preserving the Union when 77% aren’t fit for service…”
Try breaking it, when the 2% least fit for service have been handed control of all the wealth hence power in it, by a century of debasement transfers by; tah-dah; an institution of the Federal Government; and nothing but….
Sure: Secession _can_ work. In theory. If Texans were Afghans they’d have kicked the bums out a long time ago.. But they’re not, are they? Not by a million miles. Nor by a few trillion in “ruling class’” wealth, obtained through no other means than being handed it by the Fed Govs central bank. So: They won’t secede. But will instead continue supporting the Feds robbing other Texans for their personal benefit. While merely pretending to care about anything more meaningful than the occasional tweet about some baaaad Mexicun. Posted to keep pliant and illiterate indoctrinati feel tough and mean and dangerous. While standing there pliantly bent over, lubed up and ready for today’s robbing.
It’s merely a question of which union.
“With 120.5 civilian-owned firearms per 100 people, the United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world…”
“46% of American households own at least one firearm according to a study by the University of Chicago.”
Then there’s your neighbors who won’t admit to owning a gun.
Now theyre bussing them into leavenworth kansas to the prison where they will be sprinkled all over the area. I hope they freeze.
No. Texas is not running its own immigration system. Texas is upholding our immigration laws. The Biden regime is NOT.
This is exactly how I interpret the actions by TX and DC. Texas is doing the job of the federal government to provide physical security for the citizenry, while Washington DC has completely abdicated its primary duty and deliberately betrayed the citizenry.
States Rights are so 19th century.
Sad isn’t it.
Great stuff from over at Breitbart:
So the Supreme Court is complicit with the invasion. Got it.
Give an illegal alien a fish and he will eat for a day.
Deport that illegal alien and you won’t have to feed him again…
~ The Book of Trump 4:19
Castrate and deport. The crowd will thin.
Teach an illegal alien to fish and he will buy some hooks and fishing line, perhaps a rod and even a reel. Then there’s bait, boat rentals, waders, etc.
But most important he will be forced to buy a fishing license from the Government.
Plan B, ship them straight to Chicago, NYC and Martha’s Vinyard.
And on the backhaul back south drop Roberts and Barrett off on the other side of the border.
C_MPR_M_S_D
This will be a classic Pyrrhic victory for Biden. Illegal immigration is a major issue, and it cuts across all constituencies including the ones that Dems have taken for granted. Blacks hate it, and so do Mexican-American citizens and green card holders, one being the Mexican green card holder who designed our landscaping. That guy is a refugee from the narcos, and he would build Trump’s wall twice as high.
The Republicans will pick up a lot of support from groups that never would have considered voting for them. It will deeply shock the “progressives.”
This assumes the Democrats are not allowed to steal the election again
“This will be a classic Pyrrhic victory for Biden.”
That is my base case here
LULZ… this won’t qualify as a “Pyrrhic victory” when Texas inevitably secedes.
The astounding cultural & legal ignorance of Roberts & Coney-Barrett has no doubt landed them on “The List”.
“There is one way to decide this issue. Vote out Biden. The ruling does help Trump.”
It’s the ONLY way to decide the issue. Not surprised by Roberts’ position, but I’d love to know what ACB is thinking.
Just disregard the SCOTUS ruling like the Biden regime always does.
Or just move the razor wire back 50 feet off the border.
This is definitely the way to go!
Foregone conclusion. Jan Brewer faced similar outcome when she merely drafted U.S. law word-for-word as Arizona law in order to enforce it and SCOTUS shot her down. It’s a correct decision which I would hope Abbott would force them to use force and make a bigger crisis out of it. Imagine a Democratic party knowing the legislation is to have a secure border cheering the removal of razor wire that is effective at securing the border. When Fetterman sounds sane re: this issue, what is up with the Biden Democrats. Forget the comments below about Orange Stain, this is one situation that was better under President Trump. Just visit the border, these aren’t “assylum seekers”. Benefits seekers, sure. Asssylum? From what, the currently at-peace Mexico, well-fed, healthy and trotting their gear miles, safely through the not-war-torn country side of Mexico? Just house them in every Democrat’s home or these sanctuary cities, it’s a shoo in we get to the nexus point and run the fools running the place out. Maybe we’ll be able to get health care again. Just takes one visit to the ER for a loved one who has lived,worked, and paid taxes here legally for 60 years to NOT get care while the halls are filled with the “assylum seekers” to see the impact of the problem. Can’t imagine housing, education, law enforcement is any different than health care. An intentionally-created problem, an invasion by neglectful invitation. Hard to watch basic incompetence and corruption.
You failed to mention all the African mob.
Who is paying the airfares to Mexico, along with the costs to feed and water them to the border to destroy the USA?
The Evil arch criminals Soros, Obama, Biden.
I agree with the oligarchy. Tear the walls down. Replace with minefield signs.
Along with actual mines.
Did the wire actually stop anyone?
Physical barriers work. Remember Biden’s barbed wire inauguration that had all the optics of Pyongyang?
If it worked then why didn’t border crossings go down? This is just political theater meant to show that Texas is doing SOMETHING, even if it’s essentially worthless.
Next month we will hear the whining and ranting from So called Sanctuary Cities because Texas is flying them to their cities by the plane load. Because it’s all Texas fault not Washington’s fault. Even more infuriating is The Frustrating Irony of so called Legal Immigration that puts up endless roadblocks for people that might actually want to come legally to work and live here. While others can just walk across the border without any vetting.
We’ve been hearing from sanctuary cities. They ask the Federal government not to prevent, capture, deport illegal aliens; but to send money to those cities to keep them there.
Too bad the Orange Stain still controls the Republican Party. Trump had a covid emergency order (Title 42) to use to prevent asylum seekers. That expired returning asylum policy to pre-covid status.. There is a bi-partisan group working on changing the existing law but Trump doesn’t like it so the Republicans are dragging their feet. (maybe mostly because he doesn’t want anything positive to happen in Biden’s 4th year. Here’s Mike Johnson saying he gets his marching orders from Trump.
link to x.com
Your TDS is high today. Might want to get boosted to help calm you down.
Any bi-partisan group working on changing existing law is a loser for US citizens. The Democrats will never agree to a stricter immigration law so Republicans have to cave to get to a bi-partisan “agreement.” The laws on the books are fine. They just need to be ENFORCED. Remain in Mexico or requiring people to apply for refugee status in the first country reached are both reasonable. These immigrants are coming here for the freebees. They will bankrupt the country and undermine all that is good about USA, not to mention all the criminals delighted to gain entry. Third world countries will never over throw oppressive governments and become prosperous when we take the brightest risk takers.
Honest hard working people sometimes have to struggle with paperwork for a year to come to the US legally, sometimes just to be denied. What’s the point of passports? What’s to stop all the countries of the world from “dumping” their criminals in the United States?
I helped immigrate some in-laws from Vietnam about 15 years ago. They’d been in the system already waiting for 13 years. One of them even had a child after starting the process and was told she’d have to start over from scratch herself to include the child.
Legal immigrants are never interviewed by regime media! 🙂
I have to say that my memory was fuzzy when I typed that. It wasn’t that she had a baby after starting the process, it was that her minor child was going to turn 18 before the family was finally approved which meant they didn’t qualify to immigrate with the group. The child would have to start their own decade+ immigration process from scratch and be left behind if the others came.
Cuba already dumped all its criminals into Florida in the 1980s (Mariel boat lift). So it’s not like it would be anything new.
And that helped Florida turn Republican. Because of the Mariel Boatlift of 1980 Florida didn’t vote Democrat again until Obama.