slcw, #Abbott’s accusation that the federal government has breached the #Constitution by having “broken the compact between the United States and the States” is almost identical to South Carolina’s 1860 declaration of #secession.
Furthermore, Abbott espouses the fringe theory of constitutional law known as “compact theory,” popularized by #Confederate states during the #CivilWar era and supported by Confederate President #JeffersonDavis.
#insurrection #sedition #treason
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-border-stunt-is-based-on-a-confederate-legal-theory