Saturday, January 27, 2024

Too Many are Siding with the Insurrectionists

 "Is the Constitution a suicide pact?" I believe that is the way Glenn Beck put it, arguing that the flood of migrants across the border is killing us. 
And so it is that Beck and the rest of the nation are considering the Supreme Court's temporary injunction prohibiting Texas from stopping federal agents when the federal agents attempt to cut through wire fences.
  And, of course, we read how Texas officials vow to continue controlling their borders, anyway, even if border control is a matter the Constitution allots to the federal government. And, of course, that is where Beck's quote comes in. "Is the Constitution a suicide pact."
  Make no mistake, I do not agree with Beck's suggestion. In fact, it frightens me. Roll it together with all else that is being said, and being done, and you have more than a constitutional crisis.
   You have the makings of a rebellion, an insurrection that will make Jan. 6 look like child's play.
  No, I do not guess it will come to that, but "guess" is the operative word. We didn't anticipate the insurrection at our nation's capital, either, did we.
  Words that foment an insurrection should concern us. When governors ban together, declaring solidarity with Texas, that should concern us. We can sit in our comfortable houses, supposing a literal civil war is not at all a possibility.
  But, look at yourself and ask, Do you believe Texas is within its rights in standing up to the federal government? Perhaps the good share of Americans do. With this many people justifying an uprising, hold on tight.
   I will only say I am not an insurrectionist. I would not have stood with those who attacked the Capitol, and I will not stand with those who would attack our nation's security forces. 

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