Abbott Sends A Big FU To Biden: ‘The Governor Of Texas Does Not Take Orders From The President!’
I know this set Biden's wispy hair on fire. A US Governor refusing blind loyalty? Unheard of; but that's just what happened this week when Texas Governor Greg Abbott launched a lawsuit against the Biden administration. Vowing to protect Texas's National Gaurd from forced mandates. “The Governor of Texas does not take orders from the President of the United States," a fired-up Abbott exclaimed.
“The Governor of Texas does not take orders from the President of the United States,” Abbott said in a statement.
“President Biden must be held accountable for his unconscionable willingness to hollow out the Texas National Guard with another illegal vaccine mandate. As the commander-in-chief of Texas’ militia, I will deploy every legal tool in defense of these American heroes,” he added.
The Governor of Texas does not take orders from the President.
President Biden must be held accountable for his unconscionable willingness to hollow out the Texas Guard with another illegal vaccine mandate.
I will deploy every legal tool in defense of these American heroes. pic.twitter.com/PdxCghkQ3b
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) February 8, 2022
This has been a long time coming. Abbott warned Biden about forcing mandates in his state:
“As commander-in-chief of Texas’ militia, I will not tolerate Biden’s efforts to compel Guardsmen to receive a COVID-19 vaccine,” Abbott wrote.
“That is why I am suing the Biden Admin. over its latest unconstitutional vaccine mandate,” he added.
As commander-in-chief of Texas' militia, I will not tolerate Biden's efforts to compel Guardsmen to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
That is why I am suing the Biden Admin. over its latest unconstitutional vaccine mandate.
Read my full letter:https://t.co/kt4prg1w4c
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 4, 2022
In a letter sent in January Major General Tracy R. Norris, the Adjutant General of the Texas Military Department, Abbott told him not to punish Guard members who have chosen not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
“As the commander-in-chief of Texas’s militia, I have issued a straightforward order to every member of the Texas National Guard within my chain of command: Do not punish any guardsman for choosing not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine,” the governor wrote in the letter.
“Although my order has been in effect for months now, President Biden has muddied the waters with a vaccine mandate from the U.S. Department of Defense. To clear up any confusion, this letter addresses all Texas guardsmen who are serving in a Title 32 status or a state active duty status,” he added.
In a statement released with the January letter, Abbott also placed the blame for the vaccine mandate squarely on Biden and the federal government.
“Unless President Biden federalizes the Texas National Guard in accordance with Title 10 of the U.S. Code, he is not your commander-in-chief under our federal or state Constitutions. And as long as I am your commander-in-chief, I will not tolerate efforts to compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine,” the governor wrote.
Abbott's lawsuit will hopefully mark the beginning of the end of Biden's powergrab. Other Governors will hopefully join him in his fight and put an end to this madness.