Gov. Greg Abbott says he wouldn't get rid of the floating barrier unless SCOTUS tells him to

[In It to Win It]

Texas Gov. Abbott doesn't want to remove his 1,000-foot Rio Grande barrier full of metal blades unless the Supreme Court tells him to

After a federal judge ruled Texas must get rid of a 1,000-foot barrier designed to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande, Gov. Greg Abbott said he'd appeal the decision — and wouldn't get rid of the floating barrier unless SCOTUS tells him to.

On Wednesday, Judge David Ezra of the US District Court in Austin ordered the removal of the barrier and required Texas to foot the bill, pushing back on Abbott's decision to install it back in July "without authorization of any kind," ruling the buoy system is "an obstruction to the navigable capacity of that waterway" and a "threat to human life."

"Governor Abbott announced that he was not 'asking for permission' for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier. Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation's navigable waters," he said.

Abbott swiftly responded, declaring plans to appeal. "Today's court decision merely prolongs President Biden's willful refusal to acknowledge that Texas is rightfully stepping up to do the job that he should have been doing all along," his office wrote, adding that "Texas is prepared to take this fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court."

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Add another Republican to the list that don't believe in the rule of law and the

separation of powers or democracy as we've known it.

[riversedge]

2. Abbott is a slimy jackass.

[Shermann]

3. Cover me!

At least he's willing to die on that hill (or river as it were). SCOTUS may not provide the cover fire he needs though.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. I still don't know how much good 1,000 feet of big orange balls does

when the Texas/Mexico border is over 1,200 MILES long. Add another 700 miles for the New Mexico, Arizona and California borders.

[Gore1FL]

5. The solution is simple enough.

Send in the necessary military equipment to remove it and send TX the bill.

[pandr32]

6. 💯

[gohuskies]

7. Send the feds in to take that murderous buoy out of the river

Abbot is just another rethuglican scofflaw that needs his ass kicked.

[bluestarone]

8. Well i guess let's leave it in there, then dump

ABBOTT wheel chair and all 50 feet upstream from it, and walk away.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

9. Maybe Mexico should remove the problem

That this dolt set up in their part of their river.

I have a feeling that would end this nonsense, tout suite.

[Marthe48]

10. f*** off

You are a cruel and evil human.