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Margot Cleveland

9 Aug, 5 tweets, 2 min read

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THREADETTE: @FDRLST today John Zadrozny of @A1Policy responds to my article on @GregAbbott_TX E.O. I agree on several points, first that I was overbroad in saying "nothing," here. thefederalist.com/2021/08/09/tex…

2/ Abbott and states likely can do some things, but just not the E.O. I also agree w/ points re fed government failing. But bottom line, as a matter of constitutional law, thefederalist.com/2021/08/04/tex…

3/ he is wrong. Suprmacy Clause preempts THIS E.O. It's not even a close question. And you'll note, other than conclusory statements, there is no discussion of legal standards or analysis in his piece. Rather than fight over this, which court has already stayed, lets:

4/ figure out what Texas can do? Build their own wall? Have their own law enforcement prevent breaches of border? Mandate quarantines & sanction those violating quarantines or aiding? Biden has failed Americans. I agree we need more than publicity of this fact and to extent

5/5 I failed to make that point clearly, I am now. On the E.O., the best we can get is publicity. But there are other options. Let's find those.

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