Lopen's Left Arm @ LopensLeftArm @sh.itjust.works

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They arguably absolutely are in violation of federal law, and are actively interfering with federal authority. What they are not doing is violating a ruling from the Supreme Court requiring them to act or to refrain from acting, so there isn't clear, cut-and-dry grounds for immediate arrest. Abbott is pushing back against federal authority to see how far he can go, but he's not outright refusing to abide by a directive from the Supreme Court, because the Court has given no such directive.

What the Supreme Court did was vacate the lower court's injunction against federal officials cutting or removing the wire. SCOTUS said that ruling was incorrect, and therefore the federal officials can proceed.

SCOTUS did not directly order Texas to permit them to do so (federal law and the Supremacy Clause arguably already require that), and it did not directly prohibit Texas from putting up more wire.

Texas is in defiance of the Supreme Court's ruling that the law permits federal officials to remove the wire, and is actively impeding and interfering with federal authority to an extent we haven't seen in decades, but as the Supreme Court hasn't given any direct orders to Texas regarding this issue, Abbott is not in violation of them to risk being arrested under the statue the other commenter referenced.

The word used by Abbott previously was "compact", echoing prior uses by pro-nullification movements throughout history, especially during the Civil War. The article goes into detail about Jefferson and Madison's historical relationship with this idea as well. The usage in the headline refers to that.

No they don't conflict in the slightest.

Yep. He's still not letting them in, and he's putting up more wire.

100%. So glad I got out of there when I did, it's nice to be safe and sound up here in Colorado!

Damn dude that sucks! I hope they can figure out what's going on with you and get you sorted, that sounds like a pain!

Bernie Sanders woke me from my Libertarian slumber.

Sure, once you reach utopia, you can stop progressing. Same as how you stop looking for a lost item after you find it.

Depends on which one it is, one of them is significantly more helpful than the other.

Don't worry, that AnCap Libertarian utopia should be kicking in aaany day now.

Fun fact, William Shatner of Star Trek fame once starred in a movie filmed entirely in Esperanto.

Mbmbam sounds like a talk radio channel on Omicron Persei VIII.

In other news, hundreds of Alabama hospital staff were arrested for keeping children locked in freezing rooms for weeks on end.

I can't tell you how many times I've tried to get my friend to watch Stargate SG-1. They're fellow nerds and love sci-fi, but the 10 season run is too daunting for them.

Tone's Grave (a.k.a. Bodenstown Churchyard)

unless you want to elect Trump.

This is exactly what they want. It's the same blatant playbook we saw last election: pretend to be a concerned leftist while doggedly attacking the Democratic candidate for supposed weaknesses in order to depress the Democratic vote and let Trump win.

The only question is whether OP is a Republican or a Russian, either way their M.O. is the same.

Oh yes, please do share more pearls of wisdom from noted political science laureate Charlemagne tha God. What, was Flava Flav unavailable for comment?

Delicious fig pudding! But with a distinct aftertaste of toxic waste.