GOP lawmaker calls on TX to 'stand ground' against the fed's 'civil war'

A U.S. congressman is calling a Supreme Court decision to rid the Texas border of its razor wire as "staging a civil war" and that its officers should "stand their ground."

Federal border patrol agents are now empowered to dispose of the concertina wire fortifying Texas along the Southern Border, following the Supreme Court ruling 5-4 in favor on Monday.

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) blamed the Biden administration for messing with Texas and baiting for a standoff.

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In a tweet, Higgins posted, he writes: "Media: 'Congressman Higgins, the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the Biden Admin over the State of Texas, saying that the federal government can remove physical barriers at the border put in place by Texas. What are your thoughts?'"

And he answered the hypothetical question: "Me: 'My thoughts are that the feds are staging a civil war, and Texas should stand their ground.'"

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The four dissenting included Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

The decision overrules the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that hamstrung Border Patrol agents from ridding the border region of the Lone Star State where its Military Department installed over three years concertina wire, a type of barbed wire with sharp blades common in correctional facilities to control the numbers of migrants crossing into the U.S.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott initially approved of the wire as a deterrent, and a spokesman told Politico that stripping the wire would only complicate the Texas border agents' mission.

Texans are already calling for the state to secede from the United States.

The spokesman said: “This case is ongoing, and Governor Abbott will continue fighting to defend Texas’ property and its constitutional authority to secure the border.”