"Republican Governors Rally Behind Texas in Unprecedented Border Dispute"

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's assertion that Texas has the right to control its border and supersede federal government control is based on the fringe theory of constitutional law known as "compact theory," popularized by Confederate states during the Civil War era. This theory conflicts with the widely accepted social contract theory and has been consistently rejected by the Supreme Court. Texas' challenge to federal authority threatens to undermine established constitutional principles and historical precedent, risking the unraveling of decades of legal precedent and challenging the fundamental structure of the United States government.