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2024-01-10 -Land of the Free
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Issues ‘Container Act' Giving States Power to Secure Border Themselves
[Breitbart] A plan by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) would give states the authority to secure the United States-Mexico border without needing federal approval from President Joe Biden’s administration, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.

Blackburn’s “CONTAINER Act” would give border states the power to place temporary structures — including razor wire, shipping containers, and other barriers — along the southern border without first seeking approval from the federal government.

The legislation invokes the Constitution’s so-called “invasion clause,” which gives the states powers to protect themselves from an invasion. Under current law, though, states must seek federal approval before placing structures on federal land.

“Since President Biden took office, there have been over 8.5 million apprehensions at our southern border, turning every state into a border state,” Blackburn told Breitbart News.

The CONTAINER Act would also allow border states to keep such temporary structures on federal land for up to a year with the ability to extend their placement for 90-day periods, approved by the Interior Department and Department of Agriculture.

“Meanwhile, his administration has only exacerbated the problem by trying to stop the use of measures that will secure our border like shipping containers and razor wire,” Blackburn continued. “Because Joe Biden refuses to do so, it’s clear Congress must act to give border states the explicit authority to protect their communities and the sovereignty of the United States.”

Indeed, most recently, Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and have Texas officials remove razor wire that the state has erected along the southern border to help cut illegal immigration.

Similarly, in December 2022, Biden’s DOJ forced the state of Arizona to remove shipping containers it had placed along the border to reduce illegal immigration. The containers had successfully closed massive holes in the border wall.

Despite record-breaking illegal immigration, the majority of the nation’s nearly 2,000-mile-long border remains open and without any barriers.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-10 10:27|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ]  Top
 File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants 

#1 I think there's precedent...

Container wall


China wall
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-10 10:32||   2024-01-10 10:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Good.

along the southern border
Or Canada, right?
Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-10 16:59||   2024-01-10 16:59|| Front Page Top

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